One of the most important and surprising scientific discoveries of the late 20th Century was that the cosmological expansion of space is not slowing down, as had been expected due to the gravitational pull of all the matter in the Universe, but rather is increasing with time. We do not have a fundamental understanding of [...]
January 2011 Sky Map
JAN 2: A Waning Crescent Moon within 5 degrees of Antares at the time of dawn
JAN 3-4: Quadrantid Meteor Shower will peak
JAN 4: Partial Solar Eclipse
JAN 4: New Moon
JAN 7: Saturn Western Quadrature
JAN 10: Venus Greatest Western Elongation
venus and mercury will be on greatest elongation on 10th Jan
JAN [...]
2010 was a big year for spaceflight
This year was a big one for spaceflight, with governmental agencies and the private sector alike marking many key milestones.
During this watershed year, for example, NASA changed course to pursue new goals, the first private space capsule was launched into orbit and the International Space Station reached [...]
October 30th is the 101st birthday of Dr. Homi Jehangir Bhabha, a man who throughout his life dominated both the scientific and policy spheres of India's nuclear affairs, first bringing the Indian nuclear program to life and then setting its priorities and direction.
AASTRO Club,Kottakkal is all set to make this occasion memorable by organising a photo [...]
The idea of “Men from Mars” has been with us for more than a century now, thanks to writers like H.G. Wells and Edgar Rice Burroughs. And movies like “Mars Attacks” and “War of the Worlds” are good fun. But what’s the real story of the search for life on Mars?
In the 17th [...]
Nicolas Copernicus (1473-1543) , founder of modern astronomy.
Nicolaus Copernicus (19 February 1473 – 24 May 1543) was the first to formulate a comprehensive , which displaced the from the center of the .Nicolaus Copernicus is the Latin version [...]
Four centuries ago, on February 16, 1600, the Roman Catholic Church executed Giordano Bruno, Italian philosopher and scientist, for the crime of heresy. He was taken from his cell in the early hours of the morning to the Piazza dei Fiori in Rome and burnt alive at the stake. To the last, the Church authorities [...]
Thiruvananthapuram:AASTRO organised one day training for teachers from schools in and around city on January 11th in connection with Kazcha-2010,the eclipse watching mega event.Around 200 teachers from 100 schools partcipated in the workshop.Hon.Mayor Shri Jayan Babu inaugurated the workshop.AASTRO resource persons like Prof.K.Pappootty.Dr.C.P.Aravindakshan,Shri.KrishnaWarrier,Shri K.P.Sreenivasan conducted different sessions on various topics.Booklets were also distributed.
200 [...]
Thiruvananthapuram : AASTRO arranged facilities for public for watching the last lunar eclipse on Dec.31st 2009 at Central Stadium.Large no.of People,especially families, turned up with extreme enthusiasm for the upcoming solar eclipse and other activities on astronomy had a wonderful new year night.AASTRO volunteers Dr.C.P.Aravindakshan,
Large no.of families and children turned for the Partial [...]
Prof.Dr.Susanne Huttmeister,Director,Zeiss Planetarium,Germany is addressing the audience during the inaugural function
Prof.K.Pappootty,President,AASTRO Kerala giving presidential address
Amatuer Astronomers Organisation,AASTRO Kerala is now the youngest amateur astronomy organization in the world: The German eclipse expedition team was invited to formally launch it on 14 January in Trivandrum.Daniel Fischer,Science Writer and International Astronomical Union Member from [...]
