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Explainer Physics
An atom is made up of three constituent parts: electrons, protons, and neutrons. These parts of an atom are known as subatomic particles. Each of the three subatomic particles of…
Explainer Space
Regarding human visits, we have been to the moon around six times. American astronaut Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon for the first time on July 20, 1969. Other countries…
Explainer Space
There is a supermassive blackhole named Sagittarius A* right at the center of the Milky Way or the Galactic Center. Our Milky Way galaxy is centered around a vast expanse: 300…
Explainer Space
The powerful Hubble Space Telescope was launched into low Earth orbit on April 25th,1990 on an STS-31 space rocket at an altitude of about 547 kilometres or 340 miles. It…
Explainer Biology
The biggest known plant on the Earth is a single spreading of Ribbon Weed Seagrass. It has an extremely huge size covering a region of 77 square miles (200 square…
Explainer Space
What exactly is a Black Hole? An incredibly dense sphere with immense gravity where nothing (mass or light) can escape out is known as a Black Hole. Black holes are…
Explainer Environment
Anything (natural or man-made) that absorbs more carbon from the atmosphere than it releases is known as carbon sink. Plants and oceans are the two most important carbon sinks in…
Explainer Health
Cancer is a large group of diseases in which some cells in the body grow abnormally and have a potential to spread to other parts of the body. According to…
News Space
According to a new discovery, Mars had water more recently than what was previously thought. The discovery was made after the analysis of martian rocks by China’s Zhurong rover, suggesting…
