Jupiter and Mars will appear the closest in decades on Wednesday morning in the US and other parts of the world. However, this does not mean that both planets will collide, as per a report. Astronomers call the event conjunction and it happens due to similar ecliptic plane travel path of the planets of our …
Updated Jun 3, 2024, 11:19 IST Missed the June 3 planetary alignment? Here’s when the next ‘parade of planets’ will occur. The ‘Parade of Planets’ occurred early in the morning on June 3. Did you miss today’s rare celestial event? Before sunrise on June 3, six planets – Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune …
This year has already amazed skygazers with a rare solar eclipse and a geomagnetic storm that caused stunning Northern Lights displays around the world, but there are still more incredible cosmic displays to come. Six planets are expected to align next month, creating what the Weather Channel refers to as a “planetary parade.” The stunning alignment will occur just before sunrise on June …
In 1980, NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft made a big revelation about the two important planets of the solar system, Uranus and Neptune. At that time, based on the information received from Voyager, scientists had concluded that there was a large amount of ice frozen on the two planets. As is usually the case, ice was …
In 1980, NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft made a big revelation about the two important planets of the solar system, Uranus and Neptune. At that time, based on the information received from Voyager, scientists had concluded that there was a large amount of ice frozen on the two planets. As is usually the case, ice was …
Astronomers have recently made an intriguing discovery in our solar system, uncovering two tiny moons circling Neptune and one orbiting Uranus. These newfound celestial companions bring the total count of known moons around these gas giants to 16 for Neptune and 28 for Uranus. The most remarkable of these discoveries is Uranus’ new moon, believed …
With the James Webb Space Telescope peering into the depths of space, it wouldn’t be your fault if you imagine we know our own solar system very well. But you would be wrong. Scientists have discovered a new moon of Uranus after more than 20 years along with two new moons of Neptune, announced the …
In a new study published in Nature Astronomy, scientists from the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have unveiled new insights into the formation of diamonds within the icy giants of our solar system, Neptune and Uranus. This research suggests that the phenomenon known as “diamond rain” occurs at lower pressures and temperatures than …
In many images of the two outer gas giants of the Solar System, Neptune typically looks rich blue while Uranus comes across as pale green. But now our new study, published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, has revealed that these two ice giants are actually very similar shades of greenish blue. The study …
The new findings stem from reevaluation of images taken during a space mission in the 1980s New Delhi: A recent study led by UK astronomers has challenged our longstanding perceptions of the colours of Neptune and Uranus. Contrary to the widely accepted belief that Neptune is rich blue and Uranus is green, new findings suggest …