By Sameer Tanwar Cosmofluencer (Season 04) In the vast expanse of the universe, there exist monsters so powerful that they can devour entire galaxies. These monsters are called Quasars. What are Quasars? Quasars are incredibly bright objects that are powered by supermassive black holes. The black hole’s intense gravitational pull sucks in gas and dust […]
By Parul Pahurkar Cosmofluencer (Season 04) The night sky has always interested human beings: the twinkling stars, the glowing beauty of the moon, and sometimes the rare and magnificent display of colored lights shimmering across the heavens—auroras. Breathtaking and surreal, these almost fantastical light displays known as the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) in the North […]
By Yagyasha Cosmofluencer (Season 04) We all remember being spammed with memes about Pluto being “demoted” to a dwarf planet back in time. But was it truly ever downgraded or just given a new better fitting title? Let’s learn what dwarf planets are and then decide. What are they? On 24 August 2006 , members […]
By Bhoomi Raiyani Cosmofluencer (Season 04) What if someone tells you, you can watch the invisible? Or that you can bend light? Of Course, you will find it impossible to do. However, what if I tell you that the beauty of physics provides that superpower to make it possible? Gravitational lensing is a very eccentric […]
By Shruthi Venkatesh Cosmofluencer (Season 03) Ever come across posts or articles that say “Water on earth is older than our sun”? Ever wondered how that’s possible? Well let this blog break it down for you, just grab a cup of water and buckle up! Astronomers believe that Earth’s water might predate our very own […]
By Danish Talwar Cosmofluencer (Season 03) We all have heard the story time and time again: an apple falls, it hits Newton on the head, and then “Gravity”. It may have not gone exactly like that, and took him years to actually craft this theory, but it has been a vital theory. What actually is […]
By Punyae Bhatia Cosmofluencer (Season 03) Einstein put forth his Theory of Relativity to try and explain how one’s motion in space results in a motion through time. BASIC CONCEPTS OF COORDINATES AND REFERENCE BODIES We all are familiar with the 3 spacial coordinates (x,y,z), which we often use to describe the position of an […]
By Shruthi Venkatesh Cosmofluencer (Season 03) Hitchhikers of the Cosmos For centuries, humanity has pondered the origins of life on Earth. But what if the answer lies not on our own planet, but scattered throughout the cosmos? This is the intriguing idea behind panspermia – the theory that life doesn’t originate solely on planets, but […]
By Sheetal Jali Cosmofluencer (Season 03) As humanity ventures further into the cosmos, biological experiments in space become increasingly vital for advancing our understanding of life and developing new technologies. However, these experiments also raise significant ethical questions. Balancing scientific progress with ethical considerations is crucial to ensuring that space exploration benefits all of humanity […]
By Dhruv Thakwani Cosmofluencer (Season 03) As we gaze up at the night sky, it’s easy to think of the universe as an eternal and unchanging backdrop to our lives. Research tells us that this is far from the truth; the universe is destined to end. But how? In this blog, we go through three […]