What is so large that it contains hundreds of millions of stars? Yet, what is it that is still stunningly small compared to the enormity of the universe? Such an object is called a "galaxy". In the observable universe, there are perhaps trillions of galaxies, all tiny islands compared to the vast ocean that is … Continue reading Galaxies →

Absence of ideas, absence of reason, forgetfulness. Derogatory words that hint at some kind of problem or in most serious cases, a disorder. Over the past few days, I have been thinking real hard about this. Mostly, I have been trying to figure out whether this problem was affecting me. However, looking at the world … Continue reading Nothing to say →

Snowflakes in the wind are a pretty sight, floating around with all their might. However, come the season of spring, sorrow, sadness, strife for the snowflake, will the changing season bring. Humans, like these swollen balls of snowseemingly forever on a rampaging river must we row. Much like boatmen trying to tame the angry waters, a snowflake's short, sorry life is full … Continue reading Snowflakes in the Wind →

All of us know the definitions of the sine and cosine ratios on the basis of sides of a right-angled triangle. Moreover, most of us probably know the unit circle definitions of the aforementioned ratios as well. However, in this post, I am going to be talking about another way of looking at the sine … Continue reading A different way of looking at sines and cosines →

There is set to be an announcement by NASA regarding Jupiter's moon Europa at 18 GMT on the 26th of September, 2016. NASA has said that the announcement is going to be detailing the public about surprising new discoveries regarding Europa's sub-surface ocean. NASA, cheekily, has put a damper on prospects of confirming alien life, … Continue reading Europa Announcement Today →

On a pleasant autumn evening, with the Sun hanging low in the sky, children with red "tikas" on their foreheads, green "jamaras" nestled on their ears, gleeful faces with tiny, silvery beads of sweat, could be seen flying wondrous square shaped objects called kites in the sky. What am I describing? They are the sights … Continue reading Dabs of red and parts of green →

“That’s one small step for a man. One giant leap for mankind.” These were the first words uttered by a human being on the surface of another celestial object. Everybody is familiar with the story of how Apollo 11 became the most famous human endeavour in space on the faithful day of July 20th, 1969. … Continue reading Space Travel: How it began and where we are headed →

A trip to the only science centre in Nepal sounds like a good idea, doesn’t it? That is what lay in store for 17 of us participating in a closed camp as part of the National Astronomy Olympiad; a trip to the Everest Science Centre. The trip lasted for a total of 3 days, during … Continue reading Trip to Everest Science Centre: A Report →

I begin this article by asking the most basic question one could ask about the topic at hand: What is the Roche limit? The Roche limit is basically the "maximum safety distance". If any object strays inside the Roche limit of another larger body, then the object will be disintegrated. Take the case of Comet … Continue reading The Roche Limit →

Today, I along with my fellow club mates of Interact Club of CIA took part in a fundraiser program for the people affected by the recent floods. The fundraiser took place at Patan Durbar Square. As part of the fundraiser, we sold "chatpate" and coffee, which was a very different experience for me. My role … Continue reading Today’s Fundraiser →