Author: Abdul Wahab
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Galaxies
During the night time in a clear sky, you can see a lot of stars scattered all around. Most of the stars that you can see belong to our own galaxy called “Milky Way”. There are many other galaxies that are distributed throughout the universe. You can watch some galaxies […]
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Black Holes
Black holes are one of the most interesting objects while studying astronomy. They were once considered as objects of science fiction. But today, they are a reality and one of the mysterious objects in the universe. What is a Black Hole? Black holes are objects in our universe that are […]
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Asteroids and Meteors
Asteroids were first discovered in 1801 and since then, there have been over 150 million discovered asteroids measuring over 100 meters in size. The first asteroid to be discovered was Ceres which is also the largest asteroid in our solar system. What is an Asteroid? Asteroids are the solid objects […]
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Tardigrades
Meet one of the smallest animals, the tardigrade, one of the most resilient and toughest animals found on the Earth. Tardigrades are very famous for surviving almost all the extremes conditions, e.g. space, volcanoes, high pressure, dryness, hot, and cold. What Extreme Environments Tardigrades Can Survive? There have several reports […]
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Radioactivity
Radioactivity is a very famous term in nuclear physics and chemistry that describes how unstable atoms release certain radiations for the purpose of getting stability. You may have probably heard about uranium, a radioactive element, used for making atomic bombs and electricity from nuclear power plants. It is possible due […]
