Blogs by Arnav Angarkar

Imagine a passage through space and time—a shortcut connecting distant corners of the cosmos. In both science and fiction, these phenomena are known as wormholes. They defy conventional notions of space travel, offering a potential route to traverse immense distances in an instant. Literary Roots and Scientific Conceptualization The concept of wormholes first captured imaginations in literature, notably through Charles Dodgson's (Lewis Carroll's) "Through the Looking-Glass." Here, Alice ventures into Wonderland via a fantastical mirror—a metaphor for traversing universes effortlessly. Mathematicians refer to such phenomena as "multiply connected spaces," where disparate realms intertwine. From Theory to Physics: Schwarzschild and the Birth of Black Holes In the annals of physics, the genesis of wormholes dates back to Karl Schwarzschild's solution to Einstein's equations in 1916, shortly after the advent of the general theory of relativity. Schwarzsc...

   “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”   ―  Eleanor Roosevelt     Today while  writing  this, I thought for the first time what I will be doing in the next five years of my life.  I believe that these will be some of the most important years of my life. In these years, I will be working toward becoming a space researcher with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). I have had an interest in astronomy since my childhood. It is very fascinating to know about something that is far beyond our sight. While learning about the solar system in school I got interested in finding out more about space.       I always had a curiosity for the twinkling stars and the attractive moon in the night sky. I used to ask myself “How far are these stars and planets? Why do we send satellites to these planets? Is time travel possible?” The Launch of Chandrayan 2 flooded the news and social media in ear...