astronomy

First “Durbin Exhibition” at IUB showcases celestial wonders

IUB hosted the first “Durbin Exhibition” on October 31 as part of “Astronomy Night 8”.

Are we coasting on the 'highway to climate hell'?

Earth could become an “uninhabitable hell” similar to Venus in just a few centuries, or even sooner.

Take photos of planets with telescopes in Dhaka

During the event, attendants can look at the moon and planets through telescopes and also connect their smartphones to the telescopes and take pictures of nebulae and galaxies.

There's black hole at the centre of our galaxy, here's its first image

An international team of astronomers recently unveiled the first image of a cosmic body known as Sagittarius A*, a supermassive black hole at the centre of our own Milky Way galaxy.

Planet in star system next door may have ocean: study

A rocky planet discovered in the "habitable" zone of the star nearest our Sun may be covered with oceans, according to a new study.

New Horizons delivers first images of icy world since Pluto flyby

The New Horizons space probe is bringing new images of a remnant of the early solar system, after its historic brush with Pluto last summer, reports ABC News.

Discoverer of Neptune's rings dies

Andre Brahic, one of the people who discovered the rings of Neptune, has died aged 73, his publisher says.

Ancient Babylonians 'first to use geometry'

Sophisticated geometry - branch of mathematics that deals with shapes - has been used at least 1,400 years earlier than previously thought, a study suggests.

Astronomers discover largest solar system

Astronomers discover the largest known solar system consisting of a large planet that takes nearly a million years to orbit its star.

November 17, 2024
November 17, 2024

First “Durbin Exhibition” at IUB showcases celestial wonders

IUB hosted the first “Durbin Exhibition” on October 31 as part of “Astronomy Night 8”.

July 4, 2024
July 4, 2024

Are we coasting on the 'highway to climate hell'?

Earth could become an “uninhabitable hell” similar to Venus in just a few centuries, or even sooner.

March 7, 2023
March 7, 2023

Take photos of planets with telescopes in Dhaka

During the event, attendants can look at the moon and planets through telescopes and also connect their smartphones to the telescopes and take pictures of nebulae and galaxies.

May 12, 2022
May 12, 2022

There's black hole at the centre of our galaxy, here's its first image

An international team of astronomers recently unveiled the first image of a cosmic body known as Sagittarius A*, a supermassive black hole at the centre of our own Milky Way galaxy.

October 8, 2016
October 8, 2016

Planet in star system next door may have ocean: study

A rocky planet discovered in the "habitable" zone of the star nearest our Sun may be covered with oceans, according to a new study.

May 19, 2016
May 19, 2016

New Horizons delivers first images of icy world since Pluto flyby

The New Horizons space probe is bringing new images of a remnant of the early solar system, after its historic brush with Pluto last summer, reports ABC News.

May 16, 2016
May 16, 2016

Discoverer of Neptune's rings dies

Andre Brahic, one of the people who discovered the rings of Neptune, has died aged 73, his publisher says.

January 29, 2016
January 29, 2016

Ancient Babylonians 'first to use geometry'

Sophisticated geometry - branch of mathematics that deals with shapes - has been used at least 1,400 years earlier than previously thought, a study suggests.

January 27, 2016
January 27, 2016

Astronomers discover largest solar system

Astronomers discover the largest known solar system consisting of a large planet that takes nearly a million years to orbit its star.

January 20, 2016
January 20, 2016

5 bright planets to align visibly in the sky

It will be possible to see all the five bright planets align together in the sky for the first time in more than a decade.