Hydrogen: The Most Abundant Element in the Universe
Hydrogen reigns supreme as the most abundant element in the universe, constituting a staggering 73% of all visible matter. Helium…
Astrophysics
What are Rogue planets?
When we look out into the night sky, we see a cosmos filled with stars. The distances between the stars…
What is the Observable universe?
The observable universe is a spherical region of the universe comprising all matter that can be observed from Earth or…
Quasars – The Brightest objects in the Universe
Shining so brightly these astronomical objects outshine the galaxies they reside in, which makes them visible from a distance of…
What is the INTERPLANETARY MAGNETIC FIELD?
The interplanetary magnetic field (IMF), commonly referred to as the heliospheric magnetic field (HMF), is the component of the solar…
What is A coronal mass ejection (CME)?
A coronal mass ejection (CME) is a significant release of magnetized plasma consisting primarily of electrons and protons and accompanying…
At Cosmic Noon, Puffy Galaxies form Stars for Longer
In a paper published in the Astrophysical Journal, researchers led by Dr Anshu Gupta and Associate Professor Kim-Vy Tran from…
What is Polchinski’s paradox?
The Polchinski paradox provides a succinct representation of the complications surrounding time travel at a macroscopic scale. By proposing a…
What are the Cosmic Strings?
Cosmic strings are hypothetical 1-dimensional topological defects which may have formed during a symmetry-breaking phase transition in the early universe…
50,000 tons of water and the size of a 15-storey building: this is the Super-Kamiokande, the super neutrino observatory
“Matter is no obstacle for the neutrino. A neutrino could pass through 100 light years of steel without even braking”….