gk lokam: Astronomy
Showing posts with label Astronomy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Astronomy. Show all posts

16 February 2020

16 Feb

ISRO-Indian Space Research Organization

ISRO-Indian Space Research Organization The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) (Hindi; bhārtīya antrikṣ anusandhān saṅgṭhan) is the space agency of the Government of India and has its headquarters in the city of Bengaluru....

5 November 2019

05 Nov

Planets Earth and Mars

Planets Earth and Mars EARTH  Distance from the sun : 150 million kmPeriod of Revolution : 365 days hrs 48 min 45 secPeriod of Rotation : 23 hrs 56 min 4 secEscape Velocity : 11.2 km/secDiameter : 12,756 kmPolar diameter : 12713 kmAge : 4.6 billion years old &nb...
05 Nov

Star, Origin of Stars,Types of Star

Star, Origin of Stars,Types of Star STARS The stars which lies immediately above the earth's North pole and around which all other stars seems to revolve is called Ans : Pole Star &nb...
05 Nov

Evolution of Universe

Evolution of Universe Origin of Universe There are three main theories put forward to explain origin and evolution of universe. 1.BIG BANG THEORY Most widely accepted theory regarding the origin of universeAns : Big Bang Theory Big Bang Theory was proposed byAns : George Lemaitre Big Bang Theory was modified byAns...

1 October 2019

01 Oct

Solar System: Sun and the Eight Planets

Solar System: Sun and the Eight Planets Solar System (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The sun, eight planets, satellites and some other celestial bodies known as asteroids and meteoroids  form the solar system.  We often call it a solar family, with the sun as its ...

11 September 2019

11 Sep

Celestial Bodies, Stars,Constellation,Planets-Astronomy Notes

Celestial Bodies, Stars,Constellation,Solar System-Astronomy Notes What are Celestial Bodies? The sun, the moon and all those objects shining in the night sky are called celestial bodies.  Stars Some celestial bodies are very big and hot. They are made up of gases. They have their own heat and light, which...