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Hunting Exoplanets
“What is outside our solar system” Exoplanets are the distant planets outside our solar system. Hunting exoplanets is the search for planets orbiting stars outside our solar system. Astronomers rely on clever techniques—most notably the Transit Method (watching a star dim as a planet crosses its face) and the Radial Velocity Method (measuring a star’s…
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Dimensions: Part2- Living in every dimension
“How would life look like in every dimension” The part1 of “Dimensions” consisted of what every dimension is from 0d to 5d, but what would it be like to live in every dimension. Dimensions are measurable extents of a physical space. In each dimension, time and space would have different properties. Right now, we live…
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Dimensions- 4D and 5D figures
“Are there 4d and 5d figures?” In our surrounding we usually see 3d figures. We usually draw 2d figures. A line is 1d and a dot is 0d, but are there 4d and a 5d figures? First, a dimension is a measurable extent of a specific kind, such as length, width, height, or depth. More…
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Mobius Strip
“A 2-in-1 loop” Have you ever thought of such a loop that requires you to reach the same point after travelling twice? Well, here is the mobius strip. In mathematics, a Möbius strip, Möbius band, or Möbius loop is a surface that can be formed by attaching the ends of a strip of paper together with a half-twist. As a mathematical object, it…
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Dark matter
Dark matter is an invisible form of matter that does not interact with light or other electromagnetic radiation. Originally known as the “missing mass,” dark matter’s existence was first inferred by Swiss American astronomer Fritz Zwicky, who in 1933 discovered that the mass of all the stars in the Coma cluster of galaxies provided only about 1 percent of the mass…
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Matter vs Antimatter
Matter is what makes up everything. Matter is made up of small particles called atoms. There are two different forms of matter in the Universe- matter & antimatter. Both matter and antimatter are equal in mass but opposite in charge. Matter consists of protons, neutrons, electrons, quarks and leptons. Antimatter is composed of antiquarks, antileptons,…
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Sunspots
The outer part surrounding or region is called as the Penumbra. The inner black part of a sunspot is known as the Umbra. It appears darker than the surroundings as its cooler than them. What are sunspots and how are they formed? Sunspots are temporary spots on the Sun’s surface that are darker than its…
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Magnetars
“A gravity prison for the universe” Can you imagine a magnet so powerful that it could wipe every credit card on Earth from a distance halfway to the moon? That is how strong the magnetic field of a magnetar is! A magnetar is an exotic type of neutron star, its defining feature that it has…
