5 stories i must share about the universe

Jaya Ramchandaniastronomy & light education | academic writing & editing

STORIES I MUST SHARE ABOUT THE

UNIVERSE5

यह कह�� आ गय हम?where have we come?

A story of exploration

2000 kilometers

12,742 kilometers

~380,000 kilometers

~380,000 kilometers

30 Earths

150,000,000 kilometers   

150,000,000 kilometers= 1 Astronomical Unit (1 AU) 

150,000,000 kilometers= 1 Astronomical Unit (1 AU)= 8 light minutes

DIRTY DANCING A story of dance

Proxima Centauri

Sun

271,000 AU~4.22 light years

.01 AU (1,391,000 kilometers)

7 billion times

smaller

7 billion times

smaller

7 billion times

smaller

How far is the next football-star from

us?

6,000 km

100,000 AU

1000 billion times

smaller

1000 billion times

smaller

1000 billion times

smaller

How far is the next football-galaxy?

50 m

THE ULTIMATE LONG DISTANCE

RELATIONSHIPA story of love

Quantum Teleportation Quantum Power

Quantum Teleportation Quantum Power

Telepathy?

WAVES OF LIFE A story of dualism

1642-1727

1629-1695

1629-1695 1773-1829

1642-17271629-1695 1773-1829

1879-1955

The massless wavicle that we know and love

The massless wavicle that we know and love

A familiar friend, this negatively charged, busy l’il guy likes to bond

We would not be here without her positivity

He insists on remaining neutral

CIRCLES IN THE SAND

A timeless mystery

Mandrem, 2005

Mandrem, 2005

Mandrem, 2005

Mandrem, 2005

Leiden, 2010

Leiden, 2010

Normal Matter 4%

Dark matter is matter that is inferred to exist from gravitational effects on visible matter and background radiation, but is undetectable by emitted or scattered radiation.

Dark energy is

a hypothetical form

of energy that permeates all of

space.

It’s responsible for accelerating

the expansion of our universe.

Credits / Acknowledgements

Images, Videos, and Simulations: APOD, ESO, EU-UNAWE, Harvard-Smithsonian Centre for Astrophysics, IYA2009, Leiden University, NASA, Particle Zoo, Random Google Images, Renee Nault, Tout Est Quantique (Everything is Quantum), UFO Sightings Daily

Food for Thought: Cassiopeia Project, Hyper Physics, Vimeo, Wikipedia, You Tube

Friends: Marta Jakus, Nash Paul, Paula Andrea Ortiz Otalvaro, Radha Barooah, Rebecca Carvalho, Rucha Kurtkoti, Sara Khalafinejad, Veena Venkateshwaran

Universe at Large

Contact

Jaya Ramchandani

Astronomy and Light Education, EU Universe Awarenesse. jayar@strw.leidenuniv.nl

Academic Writing and Editing, Sirius Interactivee. jayar@siriusinteractive.co.in