Sri Lanka Planetarium

Happy 53rd anniversary of the 1st Moon Landing.
On July 20, 1969, American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin became the first humans ever to land on the moon. About six-and-a-half hours later, Armstrong became the first person to walk on the moon.

James Webb Space Telescope mission released its first collection of full-color images and other data on July 12, 2022.

Today is the best golden opportunity to witness the grand planetary alignment in the sky visible from 10.15 p.m. to 5.15 a.m. (+5.30GMT) above your eastern horizon, they include Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn.

This grand planetary alignment is happening after 18 years last time they appeared in the sky in this order was in December 2004. This celestial event will be visible to your naked eye and for better view use binoculars.

Astronomy and Space Science E- Magazine

Jupiter and Mars Conjunction at Pisces Constellation and rise 54° above your eastern horizon on 29 May 2022. This Conjunction will become visible from 02.00 a.m. to 05.20 a.m. (+5.30GMT). This celestial event will be visible to your naked eye and for better view use binoculars.

Moon and Venus Conjunction at Pisces Constellation and rise 30° above your eastern horizon on 27 May 2022. This Conjunction will become visible from 03.35 a.m. to 05.45 a.m. (+5.30GMT). This celestial event will be visible to your naked eye and for better view use binoculars.

The Event Horizon Telescope (a large telescope array consisting of a global network of radio telescopes) captured the first image of the supermassive black hole at the center of our own Milky Way galaxy. That black hole is now known to be Sagittarius A* or Sgr A*.

The Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower will be visible in the Aquarius constellation from 19 April to 28 May. This Meteor shower's peak rate is from around 02.30 a.m. to 05.00 a.m. (+5.30GMT) on 06 May and It's up to 30 meteors per hour at its peak.

This celestial event will be visible to your naked eye.

Venus and Jupiter Conjunction at Pisces Constellation and rise 32° above your eastern horizon on 01 May 2022. This Conjunction will become visible from 03.40 a.m. to 05.45 a.m. (+5.30GMT). This celestial event will be visible to your naked eye and for better view use binoculars.

Moon and Venus Conjunction at Aquarius Constellation and rise 32° above your eastern horizon on 27 April 2022. This Conjunction will become visible from 03.45 a.m. to 05.45 a.m. (+5.30GMT). This celestial event will be visible to your naked eye and for better view use binoculars.

Moon and Mars Conjunction at Aquarius Constellation and rise 43° above your eastern horizon on 26 April 2022. This Conjunction will become visible from 02.50 a.m. to 05.30 a.m. (+5.30GMT). This celestial event will be visible to your naked eye and for better view use binoculars.

NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter Captured Images wreckage of the Perseverance Mars rover’s jettisoned parachute and backshell.

This parachute and backshell helped it and NASA's Perseverance rover land inside the Red Planet's Jezero Crater on Feb. 18, 2021.