Universal Knowledge

Introduction Asteroids hitting Earth might sound like a scene from a sci-fi movie, but it actually happens more often than we think. Every day, small space rocks ente…

Last Man on the Moon Credit: NASA Who was the last Man on the Moon ?        Though he is best known as the last man to set foot on the Moon, American Astronaut  Eug…

In 1859, a French doctor and amateur astronomer named Lescarbault observed what he thought was a planet moving between Mercury and the Sun. Many other astronomers repo…

ASIA's MAVEN mission has returned images showing the ultraviolet glow from the Martian atmosphere in unprecedented detail, revealing dynamic, previously inc'isib…

Many people in the last century thought that the Earth was hollow. Captain John Symmes of the American army was one of them.  Captain Symmes was a war hero.…

DOWN the ages, men all over the world have watched the night sky and given names to the groups of stars seen in particular regions of the sky…

As light is tremendously fast. measuring its speed was almost an impossible task. It was easier to calculate when light had travelled a long way. Ole Romer, a Dani…

D uring the past 3.5 billion years, it is estimateed that more than 80 bodies, larger than the dinosaur-killing asteroid that struck the Yucatan Peninsula 66-mill…

Scientists have  claimed that Jupiter and Saturn just might be filled to the brim with diamonds.  According to the researchers, chunks of diamonds my be floating in hy…

NEW STARS IN THE SKY UK experts have 'discovered' modern day icons in the sky to inspire youngsters. You can now look up to your favourite heroes and stars…