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Delhi boy Prafull Sharma discovers a NEW COMET

A Delhi boy has discovered a new comet using data from NASA and European Space Agency's spacecraft-based observatory SOHO that studies the Sun.

Partial lunar eclipse in the night sky

Avid sky watchers were in for a treat as a partial lunar eclipse occurred in the night sky theatre on Thursday. The earth's shadow swept past the moon turning a yellow shining full moon into a dim red one.

Bus-sized asteroid to pass close to Earth

The asteroid 2011 MD will pass only 12,000 kilometres (7,500 miles) above Earth's surface at around 6.56 pm on Monday, Science Popularisation Association of Communicators and Educators Director C B Devgun said.

Indian group in Turkey to study eclipse

The Man Who Said No To The Big Bang

Jayant Narlikar wrote alternative what-if histories, explained difficult scientific theories with funny analogies, and leavened his lectures with jokes and humorous asides.

These Indians chase stars and blackholes

The astrophotography community in India is a fast-growing one.

The Stephen Hawking I knew

When I met him last year for his 75th birthday, he seemed frail. There was a sense of urgency. I will miss Stephen. His passing fills me with sadness.