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‘OUMUAMUA: A Messenger From A Distant World

‘OUMUAMUA: A Messenger From A Distant World A n object  was quietly hurtling through our  solar system charting its way out when it was detected inadvertently by a physicist/observer Robert Weryk in the year 2017.  This observer never had an idea that what he had discovered was  the first  interstellar object observed by mankind. The Pan-STARSS telescope at Haleakala Observatory in Hawaii was the piece of instrument that was used on the fateful day of 19 Oct 2019 when 'Oumuamua was discovered. Since the day of its discovery, 'Oumuamua has never  le down the  scientists and always surprised astronomers about its true nature.   Each observation deepens the mystery  around the 'Oumuamua making it more and more complex. No one was ever in doubt about the interstellar origin of 'Oumuamua considering its strong hyperbolic trajectory and superfast speed of 94,800Km/S in the interstellar space relative to our sun. it absolut...

The Red Dream: Nation Built On Million Skulls

M odern nations are fairly young on the world stage of geopolitics, in fact, the nation-state as an idea dates not far too back in recorded history. Small city-states, principalities, kingdoms, and few empires ruled the majority of humanity. One of these kingdoms was the middle kingdom. People inhabiting the lands in this kingdom had a notion of them being the center of the world. Most of the people may recognize this kingdom by its much more familiar name “China”. Officially known as the People’s Republic of China(PRC). China as a political entity in its current form came into existence back in 1949 when Mao Zedong claimed China as a communist nation from than Republic of China (ROC) led by Kuomintang. The defeats of ROC lead to two major outcomes, first was the creation of Taiwan and the second was communist China embarking on its journey to prosperity A price paid for prosperity Prosperity eluded China for far too long, largely due to the myopic vision of its leaders supplemented ...