The vast empty space around us that consists of stars, solar system, galaxies etc is called Universe. The major components of the universe are discussed below: 1.Solar system- Basically the name solar system is describing the sun’s family. The sun occupies the centered place. ...

From such a long time, the scientists are trying to get more and more information about the universe. Basically their interest is to study the motion of the heavenly bodies. Ptolemy was the first Greek astronomer to start the study of the planetary motion of ...

Optical Astronomy: It is the observation of the heavenly bodies through the optical window. Some of the techniques that are used for this type of study are reflecting telescopes or refracting telescopes. There are lot of dust particles present in air i.e. in the way ...

The study of composition, motion, and other related facts is called Astronomy. It is not an experimental science. The reason is that we can’t control or change the particular occurrences of the heavenly bodies of the nature. So we can say it as an observational ...