Tag: Moon
2018’s first lunar eclipse to take place on Jan 31
KARACHI: The first lunar eclipse of 2018 will take place on January 31 in Pakistan and would be visible in Karachi along with other...
South Korea’s Moon gives credit to Trump for North Korea talks
SEOUL: South Korean President Moon Jae-in credited US President Donald Trump on Wednesday for helping to spark the first inter-Korean talks in more than...
Better inter-Korean relations linked to resolving North Korea nuclear issue, says...
SEOUL: South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Tuesday the improvement of inter-Korean relations was linked to resolving North Korea’s nuclear program, a day...
NASA’s flying observatory ‘Sofia’ to study Saturn’s moon, comets
NASA has said its flying observatory Sofia is preparing for its 2018 campaign, which will include, among others, observations of celestial magnetic fields, star-forming...
Send Americans to moon: Trump tells NASA
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump directed NASA on Monday to send Americans to the Moon for the first time since 1972, in order to prepare...
NASA website features Karachi astronomer’s moon images: report
KARACHI: A NED University of Engineering and Technology graduate and young amateur astronomer from Karachi, Talha Zia’s composite of 12 single images documenting the...
New photo shows moon might be farther away than we think
A new photo from NASA may help dispel the misconceptions about the moon's distance from planet Earth, according to NBC news. Captured by NASA’s...
Zil-Hajj moon not sighted, Eid ul Azha on Sept 25
Zil-Hajj moon has not been sighted in Pakistan, therefore Eidul Azha will be observed in the country on September 25 (Friday).
The announcement was made...
Muharram moon sighted, Ashura on Nov 4
The moon of Muharramul Haram has been sighted in the country and the Ashura would fall on Tuesday, November 4.
The moon sighting marks the...
Moon way younger than previously though
The moon is quite a bit younger than scientists had previously believed, new research suggests. The leading theory of how the moon formed holds...
Man Claims He Owns the Moon
Calling it the biggest loophole in the world doesn't quite capture its reach: Dennis Hope claims that he owns the moon—and our solar system's...
NASA to turn asteroid into space station to orbit the moon
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) scientists are planning to capture a 500,000 kg asteroid, relocate it and transform it into a space station...
Chinese astronauts may grow vegetables on moon
Chinese astronauts may get fresh vegetables and oxygen supplies by gardening in extraterrestrial bases in the future, an official said after a just-concluded lab...
America’s bid to blow up the moon with nuclear bomb
America planned to blow up the moon with a nuclear bomb in the 1950s, reports have claimed. US Military chiefs were reportedly keen on...
Cassini finds second ‘PAC-MAN’ moon in Saturn system
Scientists with NASA’s Cassini mission have spotted a second feature shaped like the 1980s video game icon “PAC-MAN” in the Saturn system, this time...
Zil Hajj moon sighted, Eid al-Azha on Oct 27
Pakistan will celebrate Eid al-Azha on October 27 as Zonal Reut-e-Hilal Committee sighted Zil Hajj in Lahore on Wednesday.
Chairman Central Ruet-e-Hilal Commitee would make...
Anti-Islam film abuse of freedom of expression, says Ban Ki-moon
Secretary General United Nations (UN) Ban Ki-moon has said that anti-Islam filmmaker abused the freedom of expression.
Addressing a news conference on Wednesday, Ban Ki-moon...
