The skies will witness a rare celestial event on August 14 when Mars and Jupiter will align with each other in conjunction. In the breathtaking event, the two planets will be only a third of a degree apart, which is less than the width of a full Moon, according to NASA.

Jupiter is set to align with Mars in rare conjunction. Here's how you can watch it

It is normal for Earthlings to expect the Moon to shine high in the night sky but what if it disappears after drifting away from the Earth? A new study has found that the Moon is slowly moving away from the Earth and it is likely to change the relationship between the planet and its only natural satellite.

Moon is going far away from the Earth. Will it disappear soon from night sky?

Long before Apollo astronauts set foot on the Moon, the lunar surface was a mystery. It all changed after NASA's Ranger 7 sent the first images of the lunar surface. The mission marked a turning point in America’s lunar exploration program.

NASA's Ranger 7 Photographed the Moon, 60 Years Ago

Delta Aquariids, the annual meteor showers that light up the sky from July to August, will peak on Tuesday (Jul 30). The celestial event in which two meteor showers - Delta Aquariids and Presteids - become clearly visible in the sky and eventually come together has been going on since July and will end in August.

Delta Aquariids meteor shower to peak this week. How, when and where to watch celestial event

The skywatchers are set to get a visual treat when the moon will occult Saturn in a rare celestial event on July 25, and the giant planet will go in hiding temporarily behind the natural satellite.

Moon to occult Saturn in a rare eclipse. Here's how to watch this celestial event in India

China's lunar probe has found traces of water in samples of the moon soil. The Change'E-5 rover completed its mission in 2020, returning to Earth with rock and soil samples from the moon. Watch in for more details!

China finds traces of water in moon's soil, samples collected by China's Chang'E-5 rover

Scientists have said that a Chinese lunar probe found traces of water in samples of the Moon's soil. The Chang'e-5 rover completed its mission in 2020, returning to Earth with rock and soil samples from the Moon.

Chinese lunar probe finds traces of water in samples of Moon's soil

The scientists in China have laid out a road map for creating network infrastructure between Earth and the moon which is expected to make space travel easier. As per the China Academy of Space Technology (CAST) and the Beijing Institute of Spacecraft System Engineering's researchers, the complete network of three lunar ground stations and 30 satellites will provide monitoring services, navigation and real-time communication to global users.

China plans to connect Earth with the moon through a communication superhighway

Chinese scientists have unveiled a road map to build infrastructure between Earth and the moon to meet national strategic needs and make space travel easier and safer for all. Watch in for more details!

China proposes information superhighway between Earth and Moon

The quest for water (or ice) on the Moon is significant for scientists around the world. It's because the water can be harnessed as potential fuel for future space exploration missions, with the Moon effectively hosting a fuel station for spacecraft.

After spending $450mn on lunar exploration mission, NASA abruptly cancels it

Scientists have been left stunned after they found a diverse seascape on Saturn’s moon Titan appearing eerily similar to Earth. Just like freshwater rivers and salty oceans flowing on Earth, scientists have now found strange lakes, rivers and oceans flowing on Titan.

Strange lakes, rivers and oceans are flowing on Saturn's moon. Scientists find it eerily similar to Earth

Researchers have newly found an underground cave system on the moon, that could be established as the lunar base for the astronauts visiting the moon during future missions. Watch in for more details!

Gravitas: Mapping moon's underground potential, scientists find underground cave on moon

Scientists find underground caves on moon

How caves could revolutionise Moon missions?

Scientists have confirmed a cave on the Moon and suspect that there are hundreds more. They believe that such caves could house future astronauts. The one confirmed is quite close to the region where Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed in 1969.

Scientists find underground cave on Moon that could be prime location for future lunar base

Earth was seen engaged in a rare cosmic event last week when two huge asteroids made a flyby at a very close distance from the planet. The asteroids, named 2024 MK and 2011 UL21, did not come so close to Earth to pose a hazard to the planet.

NASA spots large asteroid with moon orbiting it, as it makes close flyby Earth

NASA has awarded $2 million in funding to a project that aims to grow habitats on the Moon and Mars using fungi. The "Mycotecture Off-Planet" project, led by researchers at NASA's Ames Research Center, is exploring the use of fungal mycelia to construct livable structures for future space explorers.

NASA backs plan to make homes with fungi on Moon and Mars

In a stunning discovery, scientists have spotted an asteroid which is tagging along with Earth in its annual revolution around the Sun. The asteroid, which has been dubbed as 2023 FW13, has been termed a “quasi-moon” or “quasi-satellite" by the experts.

Earth gets another 'moon'. This 'quasi-satellite' to lurk around for thousands of years

China is an undisputed space superpower. China wants to land its astronauts on the moon by 2030. However, China's space program threatens its own people and villages. Debris from Chinese rockets fall on villages in Southwest China, spreading toxic, cancer-causing chemicals in populated areas. Chinese space debris comprising large rocket parts have fallen in India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Ivory Coast.. China doesn't share information on where their rocket debris could end up falling.

Gravitas | The danger posed by Chinese space debris

A Chinese probe has returned to Earth carrying the first samples ever taken from the moon's far side. Chinese state television broadcast images Tuesday of the capsule holding the samples, as it floated down under a parachute onto the grassy steppe of Inner Mongolia.

China's CHANG'E- 6 returns to Earth after collecting moon samples

Skywatchers are in for a treat in the upcoming months. A “major lunar standstill” is all set to grace our night skies this year. The celestial event is happening after 18 long years as the last major lunar standstill was seen in 2006.

First 'major lunar standstill' in more than 18 years to occur this year. Here's how to see it

China's Chang'e-6 lunar probe has successfully lifted off from Moon. The probe, as per an announcement from China's national space agency on Tuesday (June 4), is on its journey back to Earth after taking off from the far side of the moon, an area permanently hidden from our view.

China's Chang'e-6 probe makes history, begins return journey to Earth with samples from Moon's dark side

As NASA prepares for a new cosmic journey to the moon which will be launched for the first time in more than 50 years, a new theory emerged that the astronauts might be facing the threat of sandblasts.

Astronauts beware! Sandblasts on the moon may shred you to pieces

China on Saturday (June 1) landed a spacecraft on the far side of the Moon to collect soil and rock samples that could provide insights into differences between the less-explored region and the better-known near side.

China lands spacecraft on Moon's far side to collect rocks

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