Wormholes: Tunnels Through Space and Time

Wormholes are one of the greatest enigmas of the universe. The idea of being able to travel through space and time at the same time seems to puzzle even the greatest of minds. What is a Wormhole? A wormhole can be defined as a passage through space and time, that stretches across long distances […]

SciShorts: The Hubble Captures Rare Images of an Ancient Galaxy

The Hubble Telescope captured a close up view of what seems to be one of the oldest galaxies in the universe. Astronomers believe that this galaxy existed just 500 million years after the Big Bang. The telescope received light that was 130 billion years old – which speaks how far this galaxy is from us. […]

SciShorts: SpaceX’s Dragon Cargo Vessel returns to Earth after resupplying the ISS

After spending more than a month in the International Space Station, the SpaceX Dragon cargo vessel made a successful re-entry last week. The vessel had been sent to resupply the ISS with some vital cargo including some experimental gear, hardware, scientific instruments and even a few live lab mice. On its return, the capsule brought […]

SciShorts: Witnessing a Black Hole for the First Time

For the first time ever, scientists are working on unveiling the image of a black hole. This is to be done by using collective data from various telescopes that have been placed at different places on the globe. This group of telescopes is called the Event Horizon Telescope (yes, singular). To obtain an image of […]

The Fermi Paradox: Are We Alone?

Over the last few decades, humans have been employing various means to detect aliens. From trying to send radio signals to developing highly sensitive telescopes, we have been tirelessly working to find a space neighbor – and there just seems to be none. In a universe that is 90,000,000,000 light years wide (and rapidly expanding), […]

SciShorts: India Launches its 100th Satellite

The 100th satellite for ISRO was launched on January 12, 2018. ISRO’s launching of the PSLV-C40 is an important milestone in India’s space journey. The rocket carried ISRO’s 100th satellite among the 31 satellites put into orbit. The rocket’s primary payload was the Cartosat-2, which will be used to get images to develop land and geographical […]