Why Is Glass Transparent?
We use glass all the time, it is practically everywhere. They can be used from enhancing vision, to building bridges. But what is it about glass, that we love it...Read More
How Tippe Tops Work?
Remember those fancy tippe tops that challenged your intuition when you were a kid? Let’s revisit those memories and figure out how those tops actually work. Well, to be honest,...Read More
What Is Conjunction in Astronomy and How It Works?
When planets and other bodies revolve around the Sun, they usually revolve around the same plane. So chances are that they would apparently share the same declination or right ascension...Read More
Discovery of the Century — Gravitational Waves
After a century since Albert Einstein came up with General Theory of Relativity, in February 2016, we witnessed the experimental discovery of gravitational waves, proving Einstein’s prediction. It would be...Read More
How Retrograde Motion Works?
If you were to observe Mars from Earth and follow its position every night, you might find that Mars follows a weird loop over the course during your daily observation...Read More
How Satellites Are Placed in Their Orbits?
Q/A Excerpt
Mithun Mohan: How does a satellite or a spacecraft gets placed in orbit?
Nilesh: A satellite is continuously falling towards the Earth. The reason why it does not come down...Read More
How Total Solar Eclipse Helps Us to Prove Einstein’s General Relativity?
As per the general theory of relativity, gravity is the consequence of the curvature of space-time by a massive object. Or in other words, a massive object curves the space-time...Read More
Could Anything Travel Faster Than Light?
It is a widely known fact that the maximum allowed speed for a massless particle is the c – 2.99×108 m/s. One of our kids at Mango Education was curious...Read More