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Light, Einstein, and a Teacup
Light, a fundamental element to our existence, is what deems practically everything we hold possible. It is a simple, fundamental thing, however, if you were to ask someone "What is light?", they would struggle to answer. This article will delve into expanding your...
An Introduction to Quantum Physics
Quantum Mechanics is the physics of subatomic particles and their interactions at a particulate level. Intrinsically, it constitutes the study of light and matter at the most fundamental level. Strangely, Quantum Mechanics is not compatible with Einstein’s theories of...
Gravitational Waves
Gravitational waves are invisible and extremely fast ripples in space. They travel at speeds of 186000 miles per second or 299337984 meters per second! These waves essentially squash anything that comes their way. Gravitational waves had been discovered very long ago....
Extraterrestrial Communication
Plenty of us would have pondered, about how we are the only known ‘intelligent race’ of creatures across the universe. Well, that is a valid doubt, considering the scale of the universe. To understand in-depth, let’s attempt to understand what ‘intelligent life’...
The Copernican Principle and The Big Bang
To start, let’s see how insignificant an individual is. Start with your house address. House 1, xyx street, sector xyz, city xyz, state xyz, country xyz, continent xyz. This gives you a broad prospect, however, you are even more insignificant because you live on...
The End of the World
A speculative Article on How the World May End The world as we know it will eventually end. Some say It will end through some explosions, asteroids, volcanoes, other natural disasters, etc. As of now, there are many impending threats from nature, as well as the...
Saggitarius A
Many of us have heard of the mythical black hole at the galaxy’s centre. until now, this black hole was something of a story made up by scientists to get attention, ‘the unicorn of the galaxy’ for quite a few people. But, to burst that bubble, recently NASA’S Event...
The Life of Stars
Stars are large spheres or spheroids made of plasma, which is bound by the gravitational force of itself. Plasma is considered the fourth state of matter. It’s the fine point where an object is neither liquid, gas, nor solid. Effectively, we can categorise it as a...
Understanding Redshift
Redshift is how scientists understand the rate of universal expansion, and how the universe actually expands in the first place. the expansion of the universe was first theorized by Edwin Hubble. Scientists had always been curious about whether the...
Betelgeuse’s Grand Death
For those of you who make it a practice to scroll through the space, news must already have heard about Betelgeuse. Betelgeuse is a star, which is found in the top left corner of Orion. Basically, it’s Orion’s left shoulder. Now many of you might also have heard of...
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