universe
Curiosity dugs a 2-inch-deep hole with its new drilling technique
In the last quarter of 2016, the drill installed at the end of the robotic arm of the Curiosity rover was sidelined because its motor controlling the sideposts stopped working. Soon, engineers at the mission control started troubleshooting the issue and devising workarounds to get the drill up and running which took more than a […]
A newly-discovered supermassive black hole found that shines brighter than an entire galaxy
Researchers at the Australian National University (ANU) have come across the fastest-growing black hole in the known universe. The supermassive black hole is located around 12 billion light-years from the Earth making it one of the black holes that formed right after the Big Bang. The supermassive black hole is estimated to be the size […]
Dark energy could be the key to multiverse and existence of alien life
Two related research papers published by a group of scientists at the Durham University has questioned the mysterious dark energy and the potential existence of alien life in other universes or multiverse. Earlier theories have claimed that our universe has a perfect amount of dark energy i.e. mysterious form of force. The dark energy is […]
Researchers have moved one step closer in figuring out the mysterious antimatter
What formed our Universe is still a mystery. Many scientists suggest that, after the Big Bang, equal number of matter and antimatter were formed and the energy released from then gave rise to our Universe. But, another group of scientist are of the notion that, during the Big Bang more number of matter were released […]
Is universe really exist? Researchers find imbalance between matter and antimatter
Before Stephen Hawking died on March 14, he stated that the universe came into existence from ‘nothing’. Questions related to how the universe came into existence? Why matter exist? Why antimatter exist? And others have been the basic principles of metaphysics. With advancement in technology and scientific equipment, researchers have started applying scientific methods to […]
Scientists debunk the mystery of formation of Moon!
Scientists have hypothesized a new theory regarding the formation of the Moon, our closest cosmic neighbor. According to the new theory, the Moon, our only natural satellite, might have formed inside infant Earth, that means during the early period of Earth. The scientists related to the study say that moon may have formed from Earth […]
Stephen Hawking has revealed about what happened before Big Bang
Renowned theoretical physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking has revealed some interesting facts about Big Bang and what happened before Big Bang. In an interview with fellow-scientist, Neil deGrasse Tyson Hawking talked about what happened before Big Bang. According to the scientists, at the time of Big Bang all the matter were squeezed in a single […]
New theory on the formation of the universe: Bubble Theory
It has been many years, and till now the scientists have not able to give an exact definition which can clearly state the process of formation of the universe. Scientists have been made many significant discoveries to know about the origin of the universe, but they are still unsure about it. There are many theories […]
Invisible dark matters found near Earth
Scientists claim to have captured the first ever image of dark matters that every astronomer so have tried to detect. Is this for real? The pictures also disclose some unobservable facts. Scientists are of the opinion that all these images are the combination of individual images and these images explain that galaxies are closely connected […]