Category: Astronomy
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Interstellar Visitors: Oumuamua, Borisov, and Atlas BY PADMAKSHI Saraswat Interstellar Visitors: Oumuamua, Borisov, and Atlas In this blog, we will be talking about interstellar visitors. If you don’t know what they are, let me be your guide. So, the interstellar…
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The History of Space Exploration:- This the 2nd part of the series of the history of space exploration. In the first part we talked about how the well known “Cold War” between two superpowers of the 20th century, USA and…
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Wormholes: Real Gateways or Just Sci-Fi Dreams? Imagine, travelling billions of light years, in mere seconds, from one galaxy to another galaxy, or even to another universe! Crazy right, It almost sounds unreal, but is it? Wormholes are one of…
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The History of Space Exploration :-
Part 1 :- The Cold War Race (USA vs USSR) Space has always exercised a control of curiosity over humans, right from ancient times, in some cases as old as the Stone Ages. But, do we know how far we…
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Wars Beyond the Horizon
Wars are no longer confined to land, sea, or air; the next battlefield lies beyond the horizon, in space. Today, war is not just about fighting on the ground but about the rapid rise of space warfare. But before we…
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The Big Rip
We have discussed multiple theories regarding the possible endings to the universe. If you have followed this series, you would know that we have covered Big Freeze (Heat Death), the Big Crunch, now let’s review upon the Big Rip. As…
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The Formation of the Mysterious Moon
You all must have seen the lunar eclipse which took place recently on 7–8 Sept. The blood-red moon looked so fascinating, right? While watching the eclipse, a question came to my mind, and I hope it came to yours too:…
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3I/ATLAS: The Interstellar Visitor On July 1, 2025, astronomers in Chile noticed something incredible. Using NASA’s ATLAS system, they spotted a faint object flying across the sky at 209,000 kilometers per hour! This wasn’t an ordinary comet—it was 3I/ATLAS, the…
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Theorized Endings to the Universe Part 3: Vacuum Decay We may have learnt or thought vacuum is an empty space with no activity happening. That’s why true free fall happens only in vacuum as it’s only under the effect of…
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The Gods of the Gap
What do you think this term means? Let me take you on a little journey. If you’re a science enthusiast, you’ve probably heard of the legendary book Principia Mathematica. If not—no worries. In this masterpiece, Newton revealed his three laws…