Nasa’s Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) had made an impact into Cabeus crater near south pole of Moon on 9th October and had kicked up debris as high as one mile. Scientists have analyzed the plume of the debris and concluded that it was frozen water. It seems quite a significant quantity of [...]

I have always reserved all excitement related to eclipses for the eclipse junkies. But I got just a wee bit curious about this annular solar eclipse occurring on 26 Jan. What IS an annular eclipse?
It is supposed to transform the Sun into a dark disc with a blazing ring-shaped corona around its rim. How does [...]