Radiation is a scary word for most people – even scarier than ghosts. We have heard radiation is dangerous and it is really harmful. But what exactly is radiation? Radiation is the emission of energy by an atom. There are two types of radiation – electromagnetic radiation and nuclear radiation. Electromagnetic radiation consists of radioContinueContinue reading “Types of Radiation”
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What exactly are black holes?
A black hole is a region of space-time where gravity is so strong that nothing, not even light can escape. It bends the space-time path so badly that light even orbits a black hole. Black holes aren’t material things. It is a region of space-time where the curvature is so extreme. And event horizon isContinueContinue reading “What exactly are black holes?”
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