Tag: Black Holes

We think of time as a long line, i.e. a sequence of past, present and future. But the recent advances in the field of Quantum Gravity makes us rethink time. Time is a strange and mysterious entity. But nowhere in the present equations of Quantum Gravity occurs time as a variable.

Thought this year may have been a bad one for some, it wasn't the same in the field of Astronomy & Astrophysics as we were able to witness many new findings and events throughout the year, starting with the dazzling first image taken of the Sun by the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope to witnessing the closest Great Conjunction in 397 years.

General relativity is an elegant theory. The solutions to its equations are enthralling and bewitching. From singularities to wormholes it contains everything from zeroes to infinites. Experience how it feels to travel through a wormhole with a stunning video, and also learn about the maestro behind the artistry, the Reissner-Nordström Black Hole.

As we already know that stars die, but as they do so, they leave behind remnants, usually compact objects of some sort, like a white dwarf, neutron star or black hole. What kind of remnant it becomes depends on the initial mass of the star.

Black holes are the most intriguing bodies in the vast universe. When we think we know all about them, they come up with another paradox that topples our understanding. Read about why a black hole is not really black but it indeed emits some radiation.

Black holes are the topics of utmost importance for both general relativity and quantum physics. There are many paradoxes about black holes, some solved and some yet unsolved.