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- Hyderabad
Total lunar eclipse: Hyderabad sky lit by blood moon for 26 minutes
Hyderabad: This year’s total lunar eclipse was a spectacular event, not just in the sense that it happened to coincide with Holi, but also because the Hyderabadis were able to witness a…
- World
Ramzan crescent moon not sighted in New Zealand, India awaits dusk
Hyderabad: While India awaits dusk, the Hilal Committee of the Federation of Islamic Associations of New Zealand (FIANZ) has confirmed that the Ramzan crescent moon has not been sighted today. The holy…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad to host Ramzan crescent moon sighting committee meeting today
Hyderabad: The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee of Sadar Majlis-e-Ulama-e-Deccan, also known as the Moon Sighting Committee, is scheduled to convene its monthly meeting on Wednesday, February 18, at 6:00 pm to determine the…
- Technology
Chandrayaan-2 makes first ever obseravtion of Sun’s impact on Moon, says ISRO
Chennai: The Chandrayaan-2 mission, launched in 2019, has made the first-ever observation of the effects of the Sun’s Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) on the Moon using its onboard scientific instruments, ISRO said…
- Technology
SpaceX postpones 10th test flight of Starship
New Delhi: Billionaire Elon Musk-led SpaceX on Monday postponed the 10th test flight of its huge rocket Starship due to a ground systems issue. SpaceX called off a planned test flight of…
- World
Eid Al Adha 2025 confirmed for June 7 in New Zealand
Auckland: The Federation of Islamic Associations of New Zealand (FIANZ) has confirmed that the new moon marking the beginning of Dhul Hijjah 1446H has been sighted today. According to an official memo…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Central moon sighting committee to meet on Monday
Hyderabad: The monthly meeting of the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee of the Deccan Ulema Council will take place on Monday, April 28, at 6 PM at Hussaini Building, Moazzam Jahi Market, Hyderabad to…
- Hyderabad
Pink Moon 2025: A celestial delight for Hyderabad skywatchers
Hyderabad: Hyderabad’s astronomy enthusiasts are in for a treat as the mesmerizing Pink Moon will grace the night sky on April 12, 2025. The annual celestial event which is also called a ‘micromoon,’…
- Hyderabad
India to celebrate Eid Al-Fitr on Monday
Hyderabad: India is going to celebrate Eid Al-Fitr on Monday, March 31, as the crescent moon was sighted on Sunday. Earlier, the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee of Sadar Majlis-e-Ulama-e-Deccan, also known as the…
- Hyderabad
Eid Al-Fitr in India: Hyderabad’s moon sighting committee to meet on Sunday
Hyderabad: The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee of Sadar Majlis-e-Ulama-e-Deccan, also known as the Moon Sighting Committee, will convene its monthly meeting on Sunday, March 30, at 6:00 pm to determine the date of…
- Technology
Google celebrates March’s final Half Moon with interactive doodle
New Delhi: Tech giant Google on Wednesday celebrated March’s final Half Moon with an interactive doodle. The Doodle features a celestial card game to test players’ knowledge of the lunar cycle. For…
- Middle East
UAE becomes world’s first country to use drones for Ramzan moon sighting
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) makes history as the first country in the world to use artificial intelligence (AI)-powered drones to determine the beginning of Ramzan, which is expected to…
- Technology
SpaceX launches 2 private lunar landers from US, Japan to space
New Delhi: Elon Musk-led SpaceX on Wednesday successfully launched two private lunar landers from the US and Japan to space. Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost and ispace’s Resilience lifted off aboard a SpaceX…
- India
India to land human on Moon by 2040: Jitendra Singh
New Delhi: The Indian space station — Bharatiya Antariksha Station (BAS) — is expected to be set up and running by 2035, said Dr Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge)…
- World
China’s Chang’e-6 probe brings back first-ever samples from Moon’s far side
Beijing: China’s Chang’e-6 lunar probe module returned to Earth on Tuesday, completing its historic mission to collect the first-ever samples from the Moon’s unexplored far side, in a major step forward for…
