Mathematics has long been a curse for much of the world's population. When people are told to describe Mathematics, words such as "daunting", "hard", "incomprehensible" and "burdensome" tend to be fairly common. Parallel to this sort of thinking, Mathematics has been a source of awe and beauty to a fair-share of the human population as … Continue reading Mathematics: An Indescribable Thing →

A Neptune sized exoplanet has been discovered with a density comparable to Earth. The planet in question was found orbiting the star called EPIC212521166, and is called EPIC212521166 b. It has a projected mass of about 18.3 Earths and a radius of about 2.6 Earth radii, along with a density of about 5.7 g/cm3 making … Continue reading Neptune sized exoplanet with Earth-like density discovered →

The ISSThe International Space Station recently completed its 100 000th orbit. Its first component was launched waay back in 1998, a duration of 18 years! It is the ninth such orbiting space station, and has been continuously occupied by a crew for 16 years. It has been visited by astronauts from 17 different nations. During … Continue reading ISS completes its 100,000th orbit →

Today is Nancy Roman's birthday, who is an American astronomer and was one of the first female executives of NASA. She is known as the "Mother of Hubble", because of her role in planning the Hubble Space Telescope. She has been an active public speaker and educator, and someone who promotes women in the sciences. So, … Continue reading Women in Science →

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The long awaited transit of Mercury has arrived. The transit will start at about 11:15 GMT, which is 7:18 EDT, and 17:00 here in Nepal. The transit will take place for 7 and a half hours, and only a small part of the transit will be visible here in Nepal. In fact, the entire world … Continue reading Mercury Transit →

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The Death StarYesterday was May the Fourth., aka, Star Wars day. Its chosen for its uncanny similarity with a catchphrase from the Star Wars franchise : May the force be with you. Most people have heard of the "Death Star" from the Star Wars franchise. The interesting thing about the Death star is that while … Continue reading Mimas: May the Fourth tribute →

It is time for another meteor shower! The Eta Aquarids peak on the mornings of May 5th and May 6th. The name of the meteors give away its location: the meteors appear to radiate from the star Eta Aquarii in the constellation Aquarius. Because of this, the meteor shower is best viewed from the southern … Continue reading Eta Aquarids Peak! →

Yesterday was the 22nd of April, which is infamous for being "Earth day". Earth day was started in the year 1970, due to the efforts of a Wisconsin senator by the name of Gaylord Nelson. 20 million Americans took the street on 22nd April 1970 and demonstrate for a clean and healthy environment. Earth day … Continue reading Earth Day: What is it? →