Our Origin Story That Started with a Bang
Introduction Before unravelling the mysteries of the Universe, it is important for us to know about our origin and our place in this vast domain. We have been walking on …
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GRAVITATIONAL WAVES: AN INTRODUCTION TO RIPPLES OF SPACE-TIME
Image credit: Getty Images Aaditya Bhattacharya[1]* Abstract The article explores and explains the evolving concept of “gravitational waves”. It presents the importance of and recent progress in the …
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No More Rockets
Abstract Mankind has always been interested in the vast void that we called space. Filled with endless unknowns and bizarre phenomena, people throughout history such as Aristotle, Galileo, and many …
How to Look for Alien Life
The possibility of extraterrestrial life has been discussed for centuries, in both scientific and fictitious work. But it wasn’t until 1992 that the first exoplanet (planet outside of our solar …
Dark Energy and Dark Matter: What are they?
Introduction Did you know that a mere 5% of the universe consists of normal matter? This includes the atoms which make up all visible objects, ranging from cars and living …
The 4th Dimension
Imagine a 4-dimensional object… Unfortunately, you soon realise that you can’t. But why? Our brains are not hardwired to picture anything beyond 3 dimensions. Life on Earth only goes until …
What is Hawking radiation and what problems has it brought to physics?
A black hole is a region in space-time where the gravity is so strong that nothing can escape; not even light (which is why they appear black). That is why, …
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