The Invisible Universe

Kshitij Pandey: The Strange Link Between Dark Matter and Quantum Worlds

Could dark matter behave like a cosmic superfluid? Emerging theories suggest a connection between dark matter and the Bose-Einstein Condensate, one of the most exotic quantum states. Let’s journey into the strange, cold universe where the tiniest quantum mysteries may explain the universe’s greatest hidden mass. Anantharaman S V, Ashoka University: The Mysterious Glitches of Spinning Stars

Pulsars, the rapidly spinning neutron stars, occasionally show unexpected speed-ups called glitches. What causes these sudden jumps? Dive into the hidden world of superfluid matter inside these stars, and learn how tiny vortex movements lead to cosmic hiccups in the universe’s most precise clocks.

Preksha Sethia, University College London: Cosmic Clues: What Stars Tell Us About Our Galaxy

Every star carries a story — not just about itself, but about the galaxy it lives in. Using data from space telescopes, we are hunting…