Astrophysics - Gonit Sora

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Astrophysics

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Gravitational Waves

Albert Einstein

Gravitational Waves

The activities of the universe are truly mysterious. In its folds lie the knowledge of the past, the present and the course of the future. Science has always endeavored to unfold the true nature of our universe, and yet after centuries of human evolution we are to some extent unsuccessful

Life cycle of Stars

Life cycle of Stars

Sun, the brightest object of our solar system, is the primary energy source of our life, in fact for any living organism. Sun is considered to be the central object of our solar system that holds all the planets and their moons together. The day begins with beautiful sunshine and

An Exclusive Interview with Prof. Jayant Vishnu Narlikar

An Exclusive Interview with Prof. Jayant Vishnu Narlikar

Prof. Narlikar delivering a talk at Tezpur University Jayant Vishnu Narlikar, is an eminent Indian cosmologist and is a shining example of people following the road less traveled. Prof. Narlikar was the founder director of IUCAA (Inter University Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics) at Pune, and is now an Emeritus

The Kavli Prize

The Kavli Prize

The Kavli Prize is one of the highly respected prizes in science in the 21st century. It recognises scientists for their seminal advances in three research areas: Astrophysics, nanoscience and neuroscience. Consisting of a scroll, a gold medal and a cash award of 1 million $, a prize in each of

The Dark Fantasy

The Dark Fantasy

There seems to be a HALO of mysterious invisible material engulfing galaxies, which is commonly referred to as Dark matter. Scientists infer the existence of dark (=invisible!!!) matter from the observation of its gravitational pull, which causes the stars in the outer regions of a galaxy to orbit faster than