Cosmos & Discovery
Growing up in a small Pakistani village, I’d sneak onto the roof with my cousin’s telescope, hunting for Jupiter’s moons under a starry sky. Those nights sparked a dream of humanity reaching beyond Earth, a vision now unfolding in 2025 with lunar bases, Mars missions, and private space ventures. The future of space exploration is … Read more
Lying on a rooftop in rural Pakistan, I’d stare at the Milky Way, dreaming of worlds beyond. My uncle, an amateur astronomer, once showed me Jupiter through his rickety telescope, sparking a lifelong fascination with space. That wonder drives a bigger question: Why explore space when Earth has so many problems? Space exploration isn’t just … Read more
As a kid in a small Pakistani village, I’d lie on the roof under a star-packed sky, imagining monsters hiding in the dark patches. Years later, at an astronomy talk, I learned those patches could hide black holes—cosmic beasts so strange they bend reality itself. The idea gripped me, and it’s no wonder black holes … Read more
Growing up in a small village in Pakistan, I’d spend summer nights on the roof, staring at the stars with my uncle’s old telescope. One night, he pointed out a bright speck—Jupiter—and told me it was a massive ball of gas, not rock like Earth. That blew my mind and hooked me on the cosmos. … Read more
A few summers ago, I joined a stargazing group in the hills of northern Pakistan, where the Milky Way blazed like a cosmic highway. As we marveled at the stars, our guide dropped a bombshell: most planets in the universe might not orbit stars at all—they’re rogue, drifting alone in the void. That idea stuck … Read more
Staring at a clear night sky, I remember camping in the remote hills of northern Pakistan, where the Milky Way looked like a river of light. My friend pointed at the stars and asked, “How many are out there?” That question, so simple yet profound, sent me down a rabbit hole of cosmic wonder. Estimating … Read more
I’ve always been that guy who drags friends out to dark fields on clear nights, pointing at the stars and wondering if someone’s looking back. A few years ago, during a road trip through the deserts of New Mexico, I stopped at a remote spot and lay on the car hood, staring at the Milky … Read more
I’ll never forget that warm July evening a few years back when I dragged my family out to a dark field away from the city lights. We lay on blankets, necks craned upward, and there it was—the Big Dipper, hanging like a cosmic ladle in the northwest sky. My kids giggled at how it looked … Read more
Picture this: I was about ten years old, sneaking out to the backyard with my dad’s old binoculars. The night sky looked like a velvet blanket sprinkled with diamonds, but one hazy streak caught my eye—the Milky Way. Back then, I had no clue it was our home galaxy, a swirling island of stars in … Read more
I remember as a kid, sprawled out on a dewy lawn during summer nights, staring up at the sky. The stars seemed like distant fireflies, but little did I know they were part of something much bigger—a galaxy. That sense of wonder never left me, and it’s what draws so many of us to astronomy. … Read more