Research Bytes: Neutron Stars, Blackholes, Dark Matter and more

Did you hear about the neutron star and black hole merger that scientists have observed for the very first time? Well they used gravitational waves to detect it! What about dark matter? Ever wondered why it’s "dark"? Let’s talk about these interesting physics questions. Then we’ll drift on to the Sundarbans. Whose land is that anyways? And finally we’ll catch up with India’s rivers. Too many are drying up, way too soon! Scientists observe the first ever merger of a neutron star and a black hole: https://researchmatters.in/news/scientists-observe-first-ever-merger-neutron-star-and-black-hole Uncovering what’s ‘dark’ about Dark Energy: https://researchmatters.in/news/uncovering-what%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%98dark%E2%80%99-about-dark-energy Researchers identify key genes that help rice adapt to water scarcity: https://researchmatters.in/news/researchers-identify-key-genes-help-rice-adapt-water-scarcity Whose ‘right’ is it in the Sundarbans? https://researchmatters.in/news/whose-%E2%80%98right%E2%80%99-it-sundarbans India’s river catchments are drying up, too many too soon: https://researchmatters.in/news/india%E2%80%99s-river-catchments-are-drying-too-many-too-soon