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Over the past decade, there has been a tremendous amount of effort to find intelligent alien life on exoplanets, i.e., other planets out of our solar system. The 2009 launching of NASA’s Kepler telescope boosted the hunting of the new planets. Primarily designed to be used for the finding of…
It’s safe to say that most of us are familiar with downloading computer applications. We have apps for weather, apps for games and even apps for generating insults. It’s not surprising that we are now developing robot personality apps. Although, the idea of downloading your own or anybody else's personality…
Strange and mysterious, thought-provoking, and puzzling, these unexplained archaeological discoveries keep attracting the attention of researchers worldwide. The scientific community has not yet been able to shed light upon them. Let's see some of the greatest findings that still remain unexplained. 1. The 300,000-year-old nanostructures While the scientists’ initial purpose…
I’d like to be honest with you. Normally, I would cringe at discussing anything mathematical. I know, but bear with me. This time, I want to show you something awesome, even to those of you who aren’t the biggest fan of numbers, like me. This time, it’s not just about…
Not far from Aurangabad District of Maharashtra state in western India lies one of the most majestic Ancient Hindu Temples, the Kailasa temple. Part of the Ellora Caves, which consists of a set of 34 in total monasteries and temples, this exceptional architectural structure stands tall for 12 centuries. This grandiose…
Dark matter is one of the unsolved mysteries in physics and astrophysics. This hidden matter, which is believed to form as much as 85% of the total matter in the universe, was first introduced about 60 years ago by the astronomer Fritz Zwicky. He developed and later proposed his “missing…
What is sleep paralysis? Have you ever heard of this phenomenon? It's an incredibly uncomfortable experience of being unable to move but being conscious while trying to sleep. Sleep is often seen as something very simple - a person needs to sleep to recharge. We all sleep at some point,…
So, you’re in a spacecraft far above the earth and you hear a strange noise, what do you do? Well, one thing’s for sure, you let your imagination run wild and start hearing things. Well, to be fair, hearing strange noises in the vast blackness of space can be quite…
