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What IF Jupiter Never Existed?
It was January, 1610. Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei was peering through his improved homemade telescope at the brightest of the 5 planets visible to the naked eye – Jupiter, and this was when he noticed 4 tiny spots appearing at varying distances from the planet. These were the four moons orbiting Jupiter which are called... Continue Reading
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Workshop On Astronomy and Cosmology
In the period of academic development, with constant webinars and online lectures, PAAC also organized a series of lectures online for astronomers from all across India. The sessions were held on 18th and 19th of June 2020 in a complete online format with the participants and speakers participating and presenting remotely. The Speakers Included, Prof.... Continue Reading
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Zero Shadow Day : Your Shadow finally takes a break!
Zero Shadow Day Live Stream on YouTube: Click Here Zero Shadow Day Live Stream on Facebook : Click Here View this post in: English Kannada They say no matter how many people enter your life and leave, “Your Shadow will Never Leave You“.But what if… There comes a time when your shadow does leave... Continue Reading
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What if #2: What if a black hole entered out solar system?
Just last year we obtained the first and only image of the black hole till date. It was a blackhole residing in the galaxy M87 and it is at a distance 53.49 million light years from earth. The supermassive black hole at the core of supergiant elliptical galaxy Messier 87, with a mass ~7 billion... Continue Reading
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What IF #1 : What if you live on Mars?
Bringing you the first of many questions in the What IF series. Asking questions related to astronomy and physics, wondering about the possibilities, exploring new thoughts. What if you go to Mars? Imagine, you are wearing a spacesuit and you see only red soil around you. You are one of the thousands of people that... Continue Reading