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Delhi boy Prafull Sharma discovers a NEW COMET

Delhi boy Prafull Sharma discovers a NEW COMET

Rediff.com10 Aug 2012

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.

Bus-sized asteroid to pass close to Earth

Bus-sized asteroid to pass close to Earth

Rediff.com26 Jun 2011

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.

Partial lunar eclipse in the night sky

Partial lunar eclipse in the night sky

Rediff.com1 Jan 2010

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.

These Indians chase stars and blackholes

These Indians chase stars and blackholes

Rediff.com4 Sep 2017

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