Radio Astronomy And The Search For Alien Life
“What we know is a drop, what we don’t know is an ocean.” This quote by Isaac Newton perfectly describes the theme of today’s article. In the second chapter of this series, we studied the …
An Introduction To Galaxies And Their Interactions
Having done a couple of research projects on galaxies, I was most excited about this article and here it is! From our school days itself, we know that we live on Earth, which lies in …
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Why Are The Iconic Hubble Images Originally Black And White?
This article on Hubble images is a guest article by Vishnu Unni. C, a research trainee in optics at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA). If you are a space enthusiast, you must be in …
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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 …
Top 20 Quotes By Richard Feynman
“Study hard what interests you most, in the most undisciplined, irreverent, and original manner possible.” This is one of the most famous quotes by Richard Feynman that truly describe his approach to life. Feynman was …
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 …
The Experience of An Internship At CERN
This article on experience of an internship at CERN is a guest article by Anja Sjöström, IB diploma student from Switzerland. The Experience Of An Internship At CERN During my internship at CERN, I was …
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 …
5 Upcoming NASA Missions You Must Know
This article on upcoming NASA missions 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. The Universe has yet to …
The Science Behind A Telescope
This article on science with telescopes is a guest article by Vishnu Unni. C, a research trainee in optics at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA). Introduction Telescope is an important instrument that has helped …
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 …
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 …