Our X-Ray Universe: Amazement Captured over 20 Years on Duty
Since its launch on July 23, 1999, the Chandra X-ray Observatory has been NASA’s flagship mission for X-ray astronomy. Specially designed to detect X-ray emissions from extremely hot regions of the universe, it has captured spectacular pictures of several cosmic objects. This catalogue includes supernovae and their remnants, galaxy clusters, planetary nebulas, and matter surrounding […]
The Story of the NERDS, Bazinga!
Penny: What are you, some kind of nerd?Leonard: Not ‘some kind of nerd’. I’m the King of nerds. Season 05, Episode 13 – “The Recombination Hypothesis” The big bang theory is all about the four kings of nerds who spend their time on science, playing video games, watching sci-fi movies, and reading comic books. Nerd […]
Chandra X-ray Observatory: Expedition to Unravel a Marvelous Universe
NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory (CXO) is a telescope specially designed to detect X-ray emission from all sources of high energy in the universe that are invisible to the human eye. This great observatory was formerly known as the Advanced X-Ray Astrophysics Facility (AXAF) and has joined the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) and the now-defunct Compton […]
Expanding Horizons: From Spiral Nebulae to Galaxies
Astronomy and Cosmology have for a long time, been one of the most debated realms of science. Observations paved the way to theories and arguments through the origins of the universe, up to the classification of stars. Until a not-so-distant past, galaxies such as “Andromeda” were simply termed nebulas. With the existence of other galaxies […]
Frozen in Time
Imagine a world no longer oppressed by diseases. Those abnormal conditions that disrupt the structure and function of our bodies; any harmful divergence would finally disperse and evanesce. Yet, we would still die. If not for another reason, we could die of old age, as we do age. Death approaches us slowly but surely. What […]