The interest in celestial bodies as seen through the different centuries is focused primarily on astronomers; however, few have done so as from an interesting point as number (2060) Chiron. This was ...

From our vantage point on Earth, planets sometimes appear to ... of planets within a few degrees of one another in the celestial sphere. These alignments are purely observational and depend ...

Star mapping links us directly to the universe, requiring the careful observation and recording of celestial positions. This ...

Kolkata: For those who missed the planetary parade in January, here's an opportunity to catch up with the celestial lineup.

The new kid in the celestial ... sphere is a planet, or planetoid. But asteroids should also not be confused with meteors, or meteorites. A meteor is a piece of rock that falls into Earth's ...

The sun illuminates a side of Earth and hundreds of stars are visible in deep space. Lunar gravitational interactions with other celestial bodies ... blank sheet (well, sphere) in terms of the ...