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 …
Astronomy
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 …
Saha’s Equation And Its Importance in Astrophysics
In the series of Basics of Astrophysics, today we are going to discuss a very important mathematical tool. This tool is known as Saha’s Equation. This equation laid the foundation of a very prominent branch of …
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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 …
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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 Basics of Astrophysics series, we will be learning about the most important diagram …
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 …
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 …
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 …
The Stefan’s Law And Its Importance In Astrophysics
In the previous article of the series, we started our journey of core astrophysics by learning about the redshifts. Today I’m going to shed light on a very important law of physics that is simple …
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The 3 Types of Redshifts
In the second article of the series (EM Spectrum and Astrophysics), we saw how the spectrum is the most important tool for an Astrophysicist to decode the Universe. There is a lot of information we …
The Celestial Coordinate Systems
If you want to reach somewhere, what is the most important thing that you must know? You need to know about the specific coordinates of that place, that is, the address of that place. To …
Detecting The Gravitational Waves From White Dwarfs
This article on gravitational waves from white dwarfs 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. Ever since …
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Distances And Their Units In Astrophysics
This is the fourth article in Basics of Astrophysics series and we are now ready to explore the cosmos in detail from here on. Every branch of science has its own order of work field. …
Everything You Need To Know About The Telescopes
Today, we know how our neighboring world looks like, we know how beautiful this universe is, we know about the number of exoplanets lurking in our universe, we have seen the magnificent supernovas and we …
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