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After Moon exploration human space exploration changed its interest towards MARS as it is the only planet within our reach that has similar conditions to what we have here on Earth. This month many who are interested in space exploration will turn towards the red planet once again as it is going to be a busy two weeks for Mars with three space crafts from three different countries to reach the planet.

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Get your Telescopes Ready! The Greatest Planetary Conjunction of the Century is on The Horizon!!!

November 21, 2020November 21, 2020 - by Sisira Kumara - Leave a Comment

Throughout the known history, night sky has been a place full of surprises and fascinating events. This year we are going to be lucky once again to glimpse one of the rarest events ever to be happen in our sky, two giant planets coming closer enough to fit in the same field of view of a common telescope.

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Sri Lankan Born Astronomer Awarded Carl Sagan Medal for The Year 2020

August 18, 2020August 18, 2020 - by Sisira Kumara - Leave a Comment

Division for Planetary Sciences (DPS) of the American Astronomical Society has awarded Sri Lankan born astronomer and scientist Ray Jayawardhana with the 2020 Carl Sagan Medal for his outstanding contributions …

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Sri Lankan Rocket Wins the First Place at Japan Water Rocket Competition

November 29, 2019November 29, 2019 - by Sisira Kumara - 1 Comment

U G Didiula Adithya a student from Sri Chandrananda Buddhist School, Kandy won the first place of the water rocket competition held in Sagamihara, Japan. Water rocket competitions have nowadays …

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Sri Lanka Joins the Exoplanet Hunt with the Discovery of Two New Exoplanets

August 21, 2019August 21, 2019 - by Sisira Kumara - Leave a Comment

As a result of research conducted at the Arthur C Clark Centre for Modern Technologies, a group of Sri Lankan scientists have found a new extra-solar planetary system (Exoplanets) for …

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Astronauts make an emergency landing after a rocket booster malfunction

October 11, 2018October 11, 2018 - by Sisira Kumara - Leave a Comment

Two astronauts bound for the international space station had to abort their mission and had to re-enter the earth atmosphere for an emergency landing after the booster of their rocket …

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A group of NASA scientists on the hunt in Sri Lanka for a possible match for Martian soils!

August 16, 2018 - by Sisira Kumara - 2 Comments.

A group of scientists from NASA was in Sri Lanka past few days and investigating few locations including Ussangoda, Ginigalapelessa, and Indikolapelessa in southern parts of the island. The group …

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Blue Moon, Super Moon and Blood Moon to Light-up Your Sky Tomorrow

January 30, 2018 - by Sisira Kumara - Leave a Comment

In Asia, the last Blue Moon and total lunar eclipse happened on December 30, 1982. Get ready for a rare lunar event that has kept the Internet abuzz from the …