A Celestial Spectacle: Venus, moon, and Saturn Align in February 2025 On Saturday, February 1, 2025, the skies will host a breathtaking celestial event as Venus, the crescent moon, and Saturn align in a near-straight line. This rare astronomical phenomenon, described as a “captivating heavenly meeting,” will be visible over the southwest horizon at dusk, … Read more
Seven Star lianzhu: A Rare Astronomical Phenomenon Returns in 2025 On February 28, 2025, skywatchers will witness a breathtaking celestial event: the return of the Seven Star Lianzhu, a rare planetary alignment that last occurred in 1982. This phenomenon, where seven planets appear to align in a straight line from Earth’s outlook, is a … Read more
on January 4, 2025, skywatchers around the world witnessed a rare celestial event: the Moon occulting Saturn. This phenomenon, where Saturn appeared to travel behind the Moon from Earth’s perspective, was captured in stunning detail by astrophysicist and photographer Dr. Gianluca Masi. Using a remote-controlled telescope as part of the Virtual Telescope Project, Masi documented … Read more
A Rare Celestial spectacle: The 2025 Aligned Planets Parade In mid-January 2025, the night sky will treat stargazers to a breathtaking celestial event: the Aligned Planets Parade. This rare phenomenon, where multiple planets appear to line up in the sky, is a must-see for astronomy enthusiasts adn casual observers alike. Unlike annual meteor showers … Read more
Saturn’s Rings: A Youthful Glow, a Billion-Year History? Table of Contents Saturn’s Rings: A Youthful Glow, a Billion-Year History? Saturn’s Rings: A Youthful Mystery Solved? Saturn’s Rings: Younger Than They Look? A Self-cleaning mechanism Challenging Existing Theories the Future of Ring Research For decades, scientists believed Saturn’s iconic rings were relatively young, a mere 100 … Read more
Get Ready for a Celestial Show: December 2024 Sky Events Stargazers, December 2024 promises to be a month brimming with celestial spectacles. From planetary dances to a spectacular meteor shower, there’s something for everyone to marvel at. The Bosscha Observatory, Indonesia, has teased a lineup of astronomical events, though urging our friends to keep an … Read more
Jakarta – The International Astronomical Union (IAU) officially recognizes that there are 288 moons on the planets of the solar system. So is it true that Jupiter has the most moons? In 1610, Galileo Galilei discovered the four largest moons of Jupiter. These moons are named after figures in Greek mythology, namely Ganymede, Callisto, Io, … Read more
The United States Aeronautics and Space Administration or NASA launched a special mission to take a closer look at the Trojan. This mission is called Lucy, which left Earth on October 16, 2021. Launching the official NASA website on Tuesday (10/15/2024), Lucy took off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, with the main mission … Read more
Jakarta, CNN Indonesia — Researchers found a comet that walked out or was ejected Solar system after passing The planet Saturn at close range. Referring from Space.com, on Friday (2/8), the speed of the comet that threw Saturn out of the solar system reached more than 10,800 kilometers per hour. The celestial body was named … Read more
Hyperion’s average radius is 83.9 miles (135 kilometers), but that’s because Hyperion is shaped like a potato. Experts explain that it is 255 x 163 x 137 miles based on the diameter of its three axes. Because of its strange shape, astronomers believe that Hyperion may be the remains of a larger moon that was … Read more