The Earthquake on 25th April that measured 7.8 on the moment magnitude scale, and its subsequent aftershocks rocked Nepal, creating widespread devastation. The tremors have never ceased since April, and no momentary respite has been given my mother nature: the longest gap between two felt seismic events has been at maximum three days.So, why are … Continue reading Future Earthquake Risk in Nepal →

Erwin Schrodinger is one of the founders of Quantum Mechanics and his birthday was yesterday, on August 12th. He was a nobel-prize winning Austrian and is most famous for one of the most dubious and noteworthy thought experiment: Schrodinger's cat.Erwin Schrodinger was an avid researcher and formulated the wave theory in quantum mechanics. He also … Continue reading Erwin Schrodinger →

Today, the 4.3 magnitude earthquake on the Richter scale that centered at Kalimati, one of the bazaars of Kathmandu, has caused immense panic. It was also the first earthquake that was felt during school hours; a remarkable feat, considering aftershocks have continued ever since the April 25th 7.8 magnitude quake. We were coasting through another Social … Continue reading An Earthquake during school →

Ever since ancient times, Science, Mathematics and Philosophy have remained inter-twined with each other. The ancient Greek philosophers such as Aristotle, Ptolemy, Euclid, Pythagoras, Archimedes and many others were great mathematicians as well. So, what is philosophy? It is the study of reality, existence, language, morality, reason, the mind and many other things. How can … Continue reading A Way to Discover Yourself: Science, Mathematics and Philosophy →

The Solar System; a word many of us have heard since our nursery classes. It is all that exists in the cosmic neighborhood around the Sun. But, such a definition is arbitrary, as even Proxima Centauri can be considered a part of the Sun's cosmic neighborhood, on a scale which accounts the distance to the … Continue reading The Solar System →

In life, it is natural to have ups and downs. A person who is basking in the glow of having done something exceptional, might be regretting some decisions the next second. We had arrived in Delhi with high hopes. We had been practising relentlessly for the past few days, firmly believing that we were good … Continue reading Disappointments →

An explanation for why things are,The way they are and not any different. Science is like a humongous jar, That holds the Universe without being complacent. All the laws of nature and everything, Are like jewels of Science's ring. Without Science we might just as well, Lose our will to survive; our lives we shall sell. Yet Science has given us a … Continue reading My Feelings on Science →

The brightest star in our sky, The one star that is so nearby. We bask in its heat and glow, Without which our lives would be very low. The Sun is like our mother, And we like its daughter. We are at the mercy of its heat and light, Without which we'd be dead and out of sight. So the next time you … Continue reading The Sun →

The illustrations of astronauts performing a spacewalk, or that of astronauts landing on the moon are enough to stimulate even the most carefree and uncaring people. Since the latter half of the 20th Century, humankind has made significant steps in the right direction regarding the venturing out into Earth orbit and beyond. Yet, such an … Continue reading Why Space Travel? →

New Horizons is driving on past Pluto at more than 14 km/s. It is now almost 14 million kilometers away from the dwarf planet. However, New Horizons mission is not done yet. It will continue to explore the Kuiper belt in the near future, and will join the Pioneer spacecraft, Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 … Continue reading Goodbye Pluto! →