Reveals Our 500,000 MPH Ride Through the Milky Way! Hey AstroDrivers, Joy Kumar Sharma here, ready to share a truth that will absolutely shatter your sense of scale. We all know the basics: Earth takes about a year to orbit the Sun, covering some 584 million miles in the process. We use that cycle to…
Humanity Returns to Lunar Orbit – Artemis II Blazes a Trail for the Future! Hey AstroDrivers! Get ready to mark your calendars, because something truly monumental is brewing in the cosmos! For the first time in over half a century, NASA is sending humans back to lunar orbit! We’re talking about the Artemis II mission,…
Astronomy buffs, prepare for one of the most exciting comet seasons in recent years. Three comets — C/2025 A6 (Lemmon), C/2025 R2 (SWAN), and C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) — are making headlines for their predicted brightness, orbits, and viewing potential. This post brings you the latest on each, plus tips on when and how to see…
As the night skies of late September and the coming winter months begin to unfold, one of the most spectacular sights in astronomy is returning to prominence — Orion, also known as Kalpurush in Bengali. This brilliant constellation, steeped in myth and scientific wonder, is set to dominate the celestial stage once again, captivating stargazers…
Swift Observatory Orbit Boost Mission NASA is preparing a Swift Observatory orbit boost with help from Katalyst Space Technologies of Flagstaff, Arizona. The mission will extend the life of the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory and show how robotic spacecraft can service satellites in orbit. The Swift Observatory launched in 2004 to study gamma-ray bursts, the…
The Moon Meets Mars: A Sky Event Worth Watching Tonight, September 24, 2025, offers a delightful celestial pairing: the Moon and Mars will appear close together in the sky. This kind of conjunction is always a treat for skywatchers—especially when both bodies are bright and easy to spot. Will It Be Visible from Bangladesh? Yes…
Sunspots look dark, but they hold the key to understanding the Sun’s magnetic secrets and space weather impacts on Earth. When we imagine the Sun, we think of an intensely hot, blazing sphere. On average, its surface temperature is about 5,500°C (10,000°F). But surprisingly, certain regions called sunspots are much cooler, with temperatures ranging from…
Olympus Mons rises 22 km above the Martian surface—2.5 times higher than Mount Everest and wide enough to cover entire countries. A giant among giants, it is the largest volcano in the solar system. When we think of the tallest mountain in the world, Mount Everest instantly comes to mind. Towering at 8.8 km (8,850…
Introduction The IC 348 star-forming region in the Perseus constellation has been revealed in extraordinary detail through the combined power of NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and the James Webb Space Telescope. Released on July 23, 2025, this composite image blends X-ray and infrared data to showcase the hidden processes of stellar birth and the beauty…
The Cigar Galaxy M82, located 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major, shines brightly in a new NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image. Its star-powered heart glows with brilliant light, shaped by sculptural clouds of dust and gas. Cigar Galaxy M82 as a Starburst Galaxy Astronomers call M82 a starburst galaxy because it forms…
