Tripple point is a term coined in 1873 by James Thomson, brother of Lord Kelvin. Tripple point of a substance means the temperature and pressure at which a substance exists in all the 3 states (gas, liquid, solid) simultaneously in thermodynamic equilibrium. Now that sounds pretty weird. For instance let us consider the substance to …
The lightning we see during rains or storms are so fascinating in nature! A really huge spark of electrostatic discharge from clouds to the ground or sometimes within clouds itself. And after that bright flash follows a really loud bang which is called thunder. So what is it that really happens up above in the …
There’s flood of images of blood moon on social media since 31st Jan. The popular term being used for the phenomenon is “Super Blue Blood Moon”. That phenomenon was nothing but a Total Lunar Eclipse. Now we will understand what happens and how it happens. First of all lets understand what is a lunar eclipse and …