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Why Have They Not Visited?

Posted on April 27, 2013 by surujdeka

The Drake Equation allows us to estimate the number of civilizations in our own Milky Way Galaxy. Even if conservative numbers are used for each of the factors in the equation, the equation yields a value in the hundreds or even thousands for the number of civilizations in the galaxy. With the numbers of galaxies […] Continue reading →

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M-theory Might Explain Everything

Posted on April 9, 2013 by surujdeka

Have you ever thought about the Big Bang? And what might have happened before it? If you have come to blindly accept the widely accepted theory about how our universe was created, you might have missed the various loopholes the theory presents. For instance, the Big Bang theory states that before the huge explosion took […] Continue reading →

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We Are The Aliens

Posted on April 9, 2013 by surujdeka

We have always questioned if Earth is the only planet capable of sustaining life in the universe and whether one day, we will get to meet real life extraterrestrials. Well, if new evidence is to be believed, all we might have to do to look at aliens is go look at a mirror. Researchers at […] Continue reading →

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Life On Titan?

Posted on March 17, 2013 by surujdeka

We may not have to look very far from our solar system for habitable worlds that can sustain life. We already know that Mars had conditions suitable for life in its early years and there is a possibility that Venus might have been the same way. But scientists are now excited about the possibility that […] Continue reading →

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The Magic of Scattering

Posted on March 17, 2013 by surujdeka

Ever wondered why the sky looks blue? Or red during sunsets? No, it has nothing to do with light reflecting from the oceans (think about it, why would the sky look blue over inland areas then?). The real reason is the phenomenon called scattering. Scattering occurs when light rays are deflected from their original path […] Continue reading →

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Wormholes – Science Fiction May Be Real

Posted on February 16, 2013 by surujdeka

We’ve all seen numerous movies or TV shows with spaceships travelling through what is called a wormhole to emerge on the other side into an alternate universe. Although the idea of these cosmological shortcuts may seem wholly exaggerated, they might actually solve many of the mysteries concerning black holes. For instance, the idea of black […] Continue reading →

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Gamma Ray Bursts – the Big Bang’s nephews

Posted on February 16, 2013 by surujdeka

Gamma rays are light waves with the highest energy and frequency as compared to all other types of light waves. Although they come from different types of astronomical objects, the most mysterious are the ones that come from gamma-ray bursts. A gamma-ray burst or GRB is “an intense flash of gamma rays, lasting anywhere from […] Continue reading →

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Johannes he-was-so-awesome Kepler

Posted on February 3, 2013 by surujdeka

Johannes Kepler (December 27, 1571 – November 15, 1630) played a huge role in the scientific revolution of the late 16th and 17th centuries. Initially hired by Brahe to make sense of his observations of planetary movements, Kepler went on to prove that planetary orbits are not circles but ellipses. He investigated further and soon […] Continue reading →

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Planets

Posted on January 26, 2013 by surujdeka

If you have the slightest interest in astronomy, I found this great app for iOS for observing the planets in our solar system and tracking their location throughout the day. This app is great for observing all the planets in the sky at the current time and what constellations they are near. You can view […] Continue reading →

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Just what exactly can we call “big”?

Posted on January 26, 2013 by surujdeka

The Universe is almost like a magician in a way. Just when us puny humans seem to grasp an aspect of its nature (or pretend to anyway), it laughs at us and shows us a glimpse of something that leaves us in awe of its vastness. Take a look at this picture above you. Only […] Continue reading →

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