What is Observational Astronomy?
An Antenna of MeerKAT Radio Telescope that consists of total 64 Antennas Located in Meerkat National Park, in the Northern Cape, South Africa. Image credit: Morganoshell - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikipedia.

What is Observational Astronomy?

Observational astronomy studies celestial objects and phenomena by collecting and analyzing their emitted or reflected light. From Galileo's first observations of the moon in 1609 to capturing the first image…

Top 11 Universities to Study Astronomy and Astrophysics
Oxford University. Image credit: Sergey Guk via Pexels

Top 11 Universities to Study Astronomy and Astrophysics

We Astrophiles belong to the small percentage of humans who are aware of the universe and want to explore its mysteries and understand how everything works. Questioning our existence, seeing…

Geminid meteor shower peaks tonight in India: Know everything!
Radiant point of Geminid meteor shower located in the constellation Gemini. Image credit: Screengrab from Stellarium App

Geminid meteor shower peaks tonight in India: Know everything!

The Geminid meteor shower peaks tonight at 10 pm and will be active till midnight on 14 December. The meteor shower will be active from 10 pm on 13 December…