Supernovae And Their Types
Whenever we look at the night sky, all the stars appear alike, and everything seems very calm and peaceful. But wait! this is not the exact picture of what lies and what is happening in the heavens above. The actual …
Astronomy
Everything You Should Know About Black Holes
Almost a year ago, when the first-ever image of a black hole in our neighboring galaxy was released, the whole world went crazy for it. I know, you too! So now, after studying Stellar Astrophysics in detail in the last …
The Neutron Stars And Their Birth
In the last article of the Basics of Astrophysics series, we discussed the evolution of Sun-like mid-sized stars. We saw how they become white dwarfs. In the seventeenth article of the series, let us learn about the evolution of massive stars and …
The Formation of White Dwarf Stars
It is the time to harvest what we sowed in the past month of this series. One by one, we learned different concepts of Astrophysics. Today, it is time to apply those concepts and study one of the most interesting …
Nuclear Reactions In Stars
There is just one more topic we need to study before understanding stellar evolution and that is nuclear reactions in stars. Stellar Astrophysics involves a lot of nuclear physics, thermodynamics, particle physics, electrodynamics, statistical mechanics and gravitational physics. It is …
The Solar Neutrino Problem And Its Solution
In the previous two articles, I discussed the structure of Sun in detail. Before leaving solar physics, I want to discuss an interesting problem in Astrophysics known as The Solar Neutrino Problem. The Solar Neutrino problem, when solved bragged the …
8 Interesting Facts About Jupiter
Today, I am going to tell you some amazing facts about Jupiter which is the largest planet in our solar system. We live on planet Earth which is a part of our solar system that falls in the Milky Way …
Structure of Sun – II
In the last article, we got familiar with the most magnificent member of our solar system family -The Sun. This article is in continuation to our previous article “Structure of Sun – I”. In this article of the Basics of Astrophysics series, …
Structure Of Sun – I
The Milky Way galaxy comprises around 100 billion stars. The most important star for us is the Sun. It is the magnificent being around which the Earth and other planets revolve. Today, we are going to have a closer look …
Saha’s Equation And Its Importance in Astrophysics
Today, in the series of Basics of Astrophysics, we will discuss an essential mathematical equation: The Saha’s equation. This equation laid the foundation of a very prominent branch of Astrophysics and also acted as a milestone in the study of plasmas. …
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The Concept of Hawking Radiation From Black Holes
This article on Hawking radiation from black holes is a guest article by Ariana Vlad, senior at the International Computers High School of Bucharest, Romania, where she focuses on studying Physics and Mathematics. Background In 1973, world-renowned physicist Stephen Hawking …
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The Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram
When you study Astrophysics, especially the stars, it is impossible not to stumble upon the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram. In the tenth article of the Basics of Astrophysics series, we will be learning about the most important diagram in Astronomy, the HR …
A Systematic Classification of Stars
This is the ninth article of Basics of Astrophysics series and the journey so far has been exciting. We started from the basic question: What is astrophysics? We then learned about the basic tools and terminologies that are used in …
Picking 10 of Hubble’s Incredible Images
I feel honored to make a pick of Hubble’s impressive archive of images, on its 30th birthday. Hubble definitely was a contributing factor to my love for astronomy. And I believe I’m not the only one who’s horizons have been …
The Concept of Magnitude In Astrophysics
When we look up in the sky, we see different celestial objects. Some are very bright (the Sun and the Moon) while others are barely visible with the naked eye (the nebulae and the faint stars). The brightness of an …
