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Rocket Science – Explained Easy

The basic rule behind rocket science is Newton’s third law of motion: "For every action, there is an equal and opposite (in direction) reaction" which he discovered around 300 years ago. You can imagine how basic rocket science is. But that’s not it. There’s much more. We’ll see the basics and fundamentals behind rocket science. In this article, I’ll be giving answers to som e common questions that people usually ask or look for. What is Rocket Science? Rocket science in Physics is based on taking machines into space in order to achieve specific goals. Most commonly, nowadays, satellites are launched into space. But how do these satellites reach there? It involves rocket science to take these machines into space. How Rocket Science Works? Firstly, we’ll know what a rocket is made up of. A rocket is usually made up of a payload, a guidance system and a propulsion system. Payload . A payload is part of a rocket that carries a satellite, human beings, or any

Magnets and Magnetism - Interesting Magnet Facts for Kids

Historical Background of Magnets Without the use of magnetism, we can’t even imagine the existence of light and there wouldn’t be most of the technology that we see today, use today, and utilize in our daily routine. The Greeks were the first to discover magnets. There was a village named Magnesia in an ancient Greek city in Ionia (we know this stone as Magnet today because of the village of "Magnesia"), where a shepherd found a magnetic stone (Lodestone) and observed the magnetism when nails from his shoes and metal pieces in his stick got attracted to the stone. People began to believe it was a healing element. People used to use the stars and the sun to find their way around. But after the discovery of magnets, the Chinese were the first to use them as a tool for magnetic compasses. Magnets come in different sizes - as large as the earth and as small as the cell. Yes, you read it right. Our planet Earth is itself a big giant Magnet. The history of magnets goes b

Marie Curie the Scientist - History, Nobel Prizes, Achievements & Facts

History of Marie Curie Polish-French Physicist Maria Salomea Sklodowska commonly known by French version of her name “Marie Curie ” was a Polish (Poland was part of Russian Empire at that time) by birth. She was born into the family of a secondary-school teacher on November 7, 1867 in Warsaw, Poland. After completing her early education in Warsaw, she relocated to France (Paris) in 1891 to continue her studies at the Sarbonne She earned Licentiateships (at Sarbonne) in Physics and Mathematics . In 1894, she met her future life partner, Pierre Currie, a Professor in the School of Physics. She later married Pierre in 1895 and completed her degree as a Doctor of Science in 1903. Her husband Pierre Curie died in a tragic incident (caused by a street accident). Marie joined the University as a Professor of Physics. Marie Curie’s 1 st Nobel Prize – Physics Nobel prize winner 1903 Marie Curie won her first noble prize for her momentous work in the Physics domain. She was the

Our Most Favourite Stephen Hawking's Famous Theory Regarding Black Holes Corroborated

Stephen Hawking once gave us the famous theorem regarding the Black Holes back in 1971 that has been proven right, using ripples in space time caused by the merging of two distant black holes. The theorem was derived from Einstein's theory of general relativity. The theorem states that "it is impossible for the surface area of a black hole to decrease over time". The theorem boosted interest of Physicists because it was closely related to another rule: The 2nd Law of Thermodynamics, which states that the entropy (disorder) of a closed system always increases. Recent studies shows that the Physicists' confirmation of the area law seems to imply that the properties of black holes are significant clues to the hidden laws that govern the universe. A black hole's surface area can't be decreased, which is like the 2nd law of thermodynamics. It also have a conservation of mass as we can't reduce it's mass, so that's comparative to the conservation of ene

What are Neutrinos? How do we detect them?

Neutrinos are tiny, almost weightless particles that only interact by gravity and nuclear decay because they don't interact electromagnetically i.e with light. It literally can't be seen. In fact detecting a neutrino is kind of catching a bullet with butterfly net. A beam of neutrinos can travel through lead for 2 years before it stops. In comparison, radiation from a nuclear reactor will be blocked by a 10 cm of lead. So one common way to detect a neutrino is to fill a big tank with water. We know that light slow down while traveling through water. And if a neutrino knocks out the electron in water, the electron will zip through the water faster than the light does. When this happens, the electron gives a weak glow called Cherenkov radiation . "Cherenkov radiations is an electromagnetic radiation which is emitted in result of passing of a charged particle through some dielectric medium with a speed more than phase velocity of light in that medium. a classic example of Che

Origin of Elliptical Orbits (Kepler's 1st Law)

In 1609, Astronomer Johannes Kepler published Astronomia Nova, a book containing 10 years of work to understand the orbit of Mars planet using his revolutionary observations from his mentor and employer Tycho Brahe who was famous for generating huge quantity of high quality data and he needed to find the best explanations for the motion of Mars. There were three models of planetary motions at that time but not a single of them worked well. First one was the Ptolemy System (presented bt Claudius Ptolemy) that puts the Earth at the center and all the other planets of our solar system and the Sun orbiting around the Earth in perfect circular paths so the Ptolemy system was an earth-centric system which suggested that the seemingly improper paths of the Sun, Moon, and planets were actually a combination of some proper circular motions seen in perspective from a stationary Earth. The second model was the Copernicus 's heliocentric model . According to this model, Earth was placed amo