Our Solar System

Here are some interesting facts about our solar system: The Sun contains 99.86% of the mass in the solar system. It is 73% hydrogen and the rest is a mixture of helium, oxygen and carbon.   If Jupiter — the largest planet in our solar system with a mass that is 318 times that of [...]

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Extraterrestrial Life: Fact or Fiction?

Scientists are said to believe that there are likely to be around 100 million planets in the Milky Way that harbor exactly the right conditions for life. * Are you going: “What sci-fi book is this from?” It is not fiction. It is a fact! Let me begin at the beginning… Have you heard about [...]

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Dinosaurs, Water and You

Did you know that even though 71% of Earth’s surface is covered by water (including that frozen in the polar ice caps and buried underneath the Earth’s surface), a mere 3% of it is fresh water, and hence suitable for drinking? Also, have you ever heard this? The puddle of water you splashed through as [...]

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Hubble Telescope

April 24th of this year marked the twentieth anniversary of Hubble, the telescope that orbits Earth. It is one of NASA’s most successful and long-lasting science missions. Why did NASA put the telescope in space? So its view would not be compromised by the Earth’s atmosphere, which distorts and blocks the light reaching our planet. [...]

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An Apple Tree in Space?

Newton’s Apple Tree Headed to Space * Isaac Newton’s Apple Tree to Experience Zero Gravity – in Space ** Newton’s Apple Tree Bound for Gravity-Free Orbit *** Have you come across enthusiastic headlines and captions like the ones above, for the past week or so, in dailies, weeklies, blogs et al? No? Well then, allow [...]

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Happy Earth Day! Really?

       April 22nd is celebrated every year as Earth Day. Do we, the human race, really have the right to celebrate this day?       Nobody worth his salt has managed to not hear about the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull erupting and spewing thousands of tons of ash – it began on April 14th – thus effectively arresting [...]

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Hunt For The God Particle

The universe – stars, planets, nebulae, the Milky Way, black holes – in its entirety and infiniteness has always fascinated me. Hence, the Big Bang Theory that explains how the universe came into existence has been close to my heart for a long time. I would like to share some really exciting latest developments related [...]

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