Total solar eclipse – a total cosmic spectacle
A solar eclipse is an astronomical event that occurs when the moon obscures the sun for some time. There are different...
Space
What is the journey time to our nearest galaxy?
Andromeda, the galaxy closest to the Milky Way, is about 2.5 million light years away. To travel in space, we need...
Which is the world’s largest space observatory?
ALMA stands for Atacama Large Millimetre/Submillimetre Array. Operational since 2013, it is the world’s most powerful telescope with 66 high...
What is space-time curvature?
Space and time are woven together to form a fourth dimension called 'space-time'. The 'curvature' is a geometric property of...
The first computer game to be played in space
StarCraft, developed by Blizzard Entertainment and released for Microsoft Windows in 1998, was the first computer game to be played...
