The universe is a vast ocean of space. The word “Universe” comes from the Latin word “Universum” meaning “the whole” or “everything together”. It includes all space i.e. stars, planets, satellites, galaxies, nebulas, and comets. Read More
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Unidentified Flying Objects
Q. What are UFOs?
A. Unidentified flying objects or the reported sighting of the object or light in the sky or on land, whose appearance, trajectory do not have a logical explanation.
Q. What do UFOs look like?
A. Small spots of light, saucers, boomerangs, diamonds, cigars, triangles.
Q. What do aliens look like?
A. According to witnesses , the could be Nordic (like humans), Greys (like E.T.), robotic or android-like.
Q. How many UFOs have been sited?
A. UFO sighting – 18,200 worldwide till now.
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About Sun
The Sun, the center of the Solar System is our star which is a huge ball of very hot gas. Its diameter is over 100 times more than the Earth’s diameter. Its surface is 60 times as hot as boiling water. The temperature at its center is around 15 million degrees C, and the heat flows outwards in all directions to the surface. Read More
About Earth
Earth is the fifth-largest planet and the third planet from the sun. Earth is a planet about 12,756 km in diameter. It is believed to be about 4.6 billion years old. Gas and dust that were floating around the sun came together to make the earth. Heavy material became the earth’s core and the lighter material became the crust. Read More
About Space Exploration
Man has always been curious to explore the space. Exploration of space is the greatest adventure in the history of mankind. Space travel has been possible with the invention of satellites, probes, rockets, space crafts, and space shuttles. Conditions in space are different from those on the earth. There is no atmosphere, no gravity and there is a tremendous variation of temperature. Read More
About Constellation
A constellation is a group of stars. Early astronomers divided the sky into regions that had a distinct group of stars. In 1930, the International Astronomical Union officially set the constellation names and boundaries. There are 88 constellations, in which each star is associated with only one constellation. A quarter of the constellation is visible only from the southern latitude and half of the remainder are quite faint. As the Earth orbits the Sun, many constellations can be seen only during certain times of the year. Read More
Planets
The sun along with its nine planets form a Solar System. The sun which is the center of the Solar System is a star. Star is different from the planets. The planets have no heat and light except what the Sun gives them. The nine planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. Read More
Movement of Earth
The Moon moves around the Earth and Earth moves around the Sun. Our whole Solar System moves to bring changes like day and night and change in seasons. Read More
Meteoroids
Meteoroids are small pieces of debris leftover from the formation of the Solar System some 4,500 million years ago. They can be seen flashing across the sky as Shooting Stars. Read More
Astronomy
Astronomy is the scientific study of heavenly bodies. It is a study of planets, stars, sun and other objects in the space. ‘Astronomy’ comes from a Greek word meaning “arrangement of stars”. Read More