Moon

North Korea’s Kim wants more summits with Moon next year: Blue House

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he wants to hold more summits with… Read More

China launches rover for first far side of the moon landing

China launched a rover early Saturday destined to land on the far side of the… Read More

NASA chooses nine companies to bid on flying to Moon

WASHINGTON: The US space agency on Thursday announced nine private companies, mostly start-ups, that will… Read More

Rabi-ul-Awwal moon not sighted, Eid Milad-un-Nabi to fall on Nov 21

KARACHI: Chairman Ruet-i-Hilal Committee Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman announced that the moon for the month of Rabi-ul-Awwal was not… Read More

China to launch lunar lighting in outer space by 2020

CHINA: China is planning to launch its own 'artificial moon' by 2020 to replace streetlamps… Read More

‘First Man’ depicts astronauts ‘with death nipping at their heels’

Neil Armstrong went down in history as the first person on the moon, but it… Read More

Ruet-e-Hilal Committee meets on Sept 10 for Muharram moon sighting

KARACHI: A meeting of the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee will take place on Monday evening to… Read More

Scientists confirm ice exists at Moon’s poles

Scientists say they have confirmed the existence of ice on the Moon's surface for the… Read More

Zil-Hajj moon sighted in Pakistan, Eid-ul-Azha to fall on 22nd

KARACHI: Zil-Hajj moon has been sighted on Sunday and Eid-ul-Azha will be celebrated on August 22… Read More

Ruet-e-Hilal Committee meets today to sight Zil-Haj moon

KARACHI: The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee will meet in Karachi this evening to sight the Zil-Haj… Read More

Ruet-e-Hilal Committee meets tomorrow to sight Zil-Haj moon

KARACHI: The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee will meet on Sunday evening (tomorrow) in Karachi to sight… Read More

Longest lunar eclipse: Red planet and ‘blood moon’ pair up to dazzle skygazers

The day skygazers were waiting for is finally here!  Mars is about to make its… Read More

Ten new moons of Jupiter discovered, including one ‘oddball’

Astronomers on Tuesday announced the discovery of 10 more moons of Jupiter, bringing to 79… Read More

SpaceX delays plans to send tourists around Moon

WASHINGTON: SpaceX will not send tourists around the Moon this year as previously announced, and… Read More

Alan Bean, moon-walking US astronaut turned painter, dies in Houston

American astronaut Alan Bean, who walked on the moon in 1969 during the Apollo 12… Read More

Moon sighted, Ramazan to commence from Thursday

KARACHI: The crescent for the holy month of Ramazan is sighted and the month of… Read More

Ruet-e-Hilal Committee meets today to sight Ramazan moon

The central Ruet-e-Hilal Committe will hold its meeting on Wednesday (today), 16 May to sight… Read More

Ramazan moon likely to be sighted tomorrow: Met Office

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Tuesday said there are fair chances of sighting the… Read More

New evidence for water plumes on Jupiter’s moon, Europa

Scientists presented further evidence for water plumes on the surface of Jupiter's moon Europa, raising… Read More

North Korea seeks ‘complete denuclearisation’, says Moon, as US vows continued pressure

SEOUL/GENEVA: North Korea has expressed its commitment to “complete denuclearisation” of the Korean peninsula and… Read More