Confirmation of loss of contact with Voyager 2, currently approximately 21 billion kilometers from Earth. On July 21, commands sent from Earth to Voyager 2 accidentally caused Voyager’s High Gain Antenna to point 2 degrees away from Earth. Therefore Voyager cannot currently receive messages from Earth or send messages in the direction of Earth. A…
The Manhattan Project nicknamed the Trinity Test was the most top secret nuclear test conducted by the United States. The movie Oppenheimer was released about it.Only a handful of people knew about it…after the test America dropped the nuclear bomb on Japan. But after this trinity test there was another group in this world who…
As far as we know, the universe is made up of fundamental particles like electrons and quarks. Everything we see in the universe, including ourselves, is the result of interactions between these particles. Fundamental forces mean interactions of elementary particles. Four fundamental forces have been identified. They are gravitational force, electromagnetic force, weak nuclear force…
Our heart is a vital organ made up of cardiac muscle, the size of a single folded hand (fist), weighing an average of 300gm, and constantly pumps like a four-chambered body. The heart begins to form when the fetus is 18 to 19 days old, and after 22 days the heart begins to beat (beat)…
For centuries, people have looked up at the night sky and wondered about what they see and beyond. Over time, with the development of the study of space and astronomy, scientists slowly began to answer these questions, naming different objects in space and predicting certain astronomical events. For those unfamiliar with the study of astronomy,…
We’re talking about an experiment with a cat by a scientist named Erwin Schrdinger. Geiger places a cat in a steel box with a counter, a container of poison, a hammer, and a radioactive object. The cat ends up on the spot. Radioactive tuberculosis is a random process and there is no way to predict…
Satellites are launched into space to perform a specific mission, and are specially designed to perform the required function. A satellite is a man-made object that is placed in orbit to fulfill a specific mission. Also known as man-made artificial satellites, they are different from natural moons, such as the moon. Different moons are classified…
Pak is a pet fish that resembles a piranha. Although native to South America, Pak is a popular breed around the world. Pacu is the oldest word in the Tupi-Gorani language of South America. The word means ‘fast eaters’. The most commonly grown variety in Kerala is the Red Bellied Pak. The names of the…
Two years ago, on April 20, 2019, scientists received a unique radio signal from Alpha Centauri, 4 light years away from us. After much study, scientists arrived on December 20, 2020, concluding that it was more likely to be an alien signal. There are many valid reasons to come to such a conclusion. One of…
The heart of the world’s tallest creature, the giraffe, has many features. The giraffe’s neck is up to 6 feet high. This means that the brain is located at a height above the body. Pumping blood to the brain, which is located at such a height, is a laborious task. That is, it must pump…
It is a galaxy held in place by the gravitational pull of many celestial objects and bodies, including stars, planets, moons, comets, and asteroids. The universe is made up of billions of galaxies. Earth is a small planet in a galaxy known as the Milky Way galaxy, and is just one of billions of galaxies…
