Astronomy Physical Sciences Fermi Paradox: Where Is Everybody? Our universe is terrifyingly large but we have not seen signs of alien life. Are we alone? Why can't we see signs of other beings? This is the Fermi Paradox Written by Aleena Ahmad 2021-06-162021-06-16 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Astronomy Physical Sciences Why do we need Quantum Gravity? General relativity is classical in nature while quantum mechanics upholds the idea of quantization and interference at the subatomic scale. Quantum (field) theory successfully accommodates all the interactions of nature in its framework but gravity (this framework is called the Standard Model of Particle Physics). However, general relativity is the only available tool to study all the manifestations of the gravitational field. Written by Muhammad Bilal Azam 2021-04-212021-06-16 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Astronomy Galactic Cannibalism: Is It Karma That Andromeda Will Devour Our Galaxy? Our galaxy, the Milky Way, is constantly hurtling towards our nearest spiral neighbor, Andromeda, which will one day swallow our entire existence. As a matter of fact, the Milky Way itself has been incubated by eating several tenuous star systems and galaxies for the past millions of years. There is no doubt, but fear, to say that our galaxy is on its way to be gobbled up by Andromeda, the order has been placed and will reach its destination any time after 4.5 billion years. Written by Itrat Fazal 2021-03-192021-03-19 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Astronomy A Cosmic Debate: Do All Galaxies Have Dark Matter? The discovery of two ghostly galaxies DF2 and DF4, devoid of dark matter, has sparked a cosmic debate within the astronomical world. While the answer is still in the air, this cosmic-stir ending in an affirmation of the question can invalidate our decades-long understanding of how galaxies form and evolve. Written by Rubaa Yawar 2020-10-102020-10-10 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Astronomy From Earth to Mars: The Quest for Extraterrestrial Habitation Humans have been scouring space in a quest to understand the prospects of human survival and the evidence of extraterrestrial life on other planets for a long time. Ground-breaking space missions like Voyager 1, Kepler, and Cassini-Huygens have revolutionized the way astronomers look at our universe and have opened new fields in planetary science exploration. Written by Shumaim Rashid 2020-09-032020-09-03 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Astronomy Yuri Gagarin: The First to Go Beyond the Skies Mankind has always been captivated by the stars and everything that the sky holds. But the current age of space exploration was ushered in by the sustained action of two countries vying to land the first person on the Moon: The United States of America (USA) and the former Soviet Union (USSR). Today, more than […] Written by Areeba Iqbal 2020-07-142020-07-17 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Astronomy Advancement in the Pursuit of Extrasolar Water and Life Water is an absolute necessity of life. This is why when astronomers are looking for life in the universe, they are actually on the lookout for water. Astronomers have discovered such a planet called K2-18b, which is at the perfect distance from its star K2-18 that allows water to exist in liquid state therein. This […] Written by Aamna Asghar 2020-05-232020-07-16 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Astronomy News Spotted: Liquid Iron Rain on an Exoplanet! An exoplanet, similar to Jupiter, WASP-76B could have the ultimate bad weather in form of iron rain. The planet is 390 light years away from the solar system. It is a gas giant similar to Jupiter, but with a much shorter orbit around its stars. It always faces its star on the same side. The […] Written by Syed Yasir Shah 2020-04-082021-04-27 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked