The Earth’s surface is composed of three layers — the crust, mantle and core. While we know about crust (the outermost layer) formation and composition, very little is known about the mantle and the core, which are located below the crust. Researchers have now analysed a meteorite that could hold clues…
Comets, the frozen leftovers from the formation of the Solar System, have always been a matter of curiosity for scientists across the world, as they could hold clues about the formation of the universe. Astronomers have now discovered an object, bigger than a comet, on the outskirts of the Solar System, and it is…
Black holes have always been the ultimate villains in the story of the universe. The dark mass of objects that does not even allow light to pass through them is present in almost every galaxy. Our very own Milky Way galaxy has a supermassive black hole lurking at its centre, which makes its study, once pioneered by…