The year 2026 kicks off with a beautiful celestial event the first full Moon of the year, known as the Wolf Moon, which will also appear as a supermoon. This stunning sight will light up the sky on January 3, 2026, appearing bigger and brighter than a regular full moon.
What makes this moment special is not just the Moon itself, but the timing. Around this period, Earth is close to perihelion, its nearest point to the Sun. While this doesn’t directly affect the Moon, it adds to the rare...
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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Wednesday successfully launched NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar), a sophisticated Earth observation satellite developed in collaboration with...