I know it’s so early to compare Coronavirus (2019-nCov) with other deadly viruses. It’s still active and affecting more people day by day. But just for knowledge here’s how it compares to other deadly viruses of the past… Marberg Year Identified : 1967 Cases : 466 Deaths : 373 Fatality Rate : 80% Affected Countries : …
“Infinite” is impossible for the human mind to conceptualise. Yet, that’s exactly what you are. That is to say, even long after the death of your current vessel, you’ll be a part of something infinitely larger than you could ever imagine. After the expiration of your body, the process of decay begins almost immediately. Your …
Our Galaxy is huge with a radius of about 52,850 light years. It contains more than 25,000 crores stars. At the centre of our Milky Way galaxy there’s a big black hole with a radius of about 22 million kilometre. We call it Sagittarius A. Recently when astronomers were studying it, they found some weird …
Moon, the ever shining dry rock turns out to a gemstone with trillions of dollars of helium-3, an isotope which is a light and non-radioactive nuclear fuel that is virtually nonexistent here on Earth. With the goal to be the supplier of future fuel, the US, India , China are on a Lunar race to …
Einstein was a very shy kid. He was kinda boring in school. So his teachers didn’t like him. He also used to fail in every subject except math and science. But that doesn’t mean he used to get good marks in those two subjects. He was also weak in them. His math professor used to …
Do you remember the age of dinosaurs and how they became extinct? Well, if you don’t know then all credit goes to a large asteroid with a diameter of about 10-15 kilometers. But that happened millions of years ago. Now it’s the era of humans. In our lifetime how often we see those types of …
Rainforests play a vital role in keeping our planet healthy. Just like our lungs filter the air and keep us safe, rainforests do the same for our planet. The Amazon is the biggest rainforest with a size of about 5.5 million square kilometres. But as you may already know, a significant part of the Amazon …
Millions of years ago T-Rex or Tyrannosaurus Rex was the most fearsome predator to ever walk on the Earth. But after an asteroid collision they all went extinct. Their fossils are currently found in variety of rock formation in different places on Earth. In their skulls, there are two holes on the top of their …
Chinese FAST telescope is the second largest telescope in the whole world. Its diameter is about 500 meters. On Aug 30, FAST discovered a mysterious signal. It was coming from deep space. According to scientists, it was a Fast Radio Burst or FRB. FRBs are powerful pulses of energy from distant parts of our cosmos. …