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Exploring the Edge of the Universe with Janna Levin | Podcast Highlights
What is beyond the edge of the universe? Is there even an edge at all? We revisit an episode where Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice explore the shape of the universe and all its dimensions with cosmologist, Janna … Continue reading
There’s a striking link between quantum and astronomic scales. What could it mean? | Aeon Videos
A discovery with potentially mind-boggling implications about the behaviour of matter at the quantum and astronomical scales While working late one night in 2017, Konstantin Batygin, a professor of planetary sciences at the California Institute of Technology, made a mathematical … Continue reading
Time Is Broken, According To This New Theory
[…] The Big Bang Theory has become the most accepted theory for the origin of the universe for decades. And it still is. But there are a handful of theories – mostly mathematical models – that offer a steady-state explanation … Continue reading
Why Physicists Think Gravity Creates Light
[…] Most articles on the topic stop just after the reveal – gravity can turn into light, but don’t explain how. If you’re like me that wasn’t quite enough to satisfy your curiosity, so I wanted to dig a bit … Continue reading
What Happened in Tunguska in 1908? New Study May Have An Answer
[…] Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about the Tunguska 1908 event and the new study that may provide an answer to a 100+ year old mystery. Paper: https://academic.oup.com/mnras/articl… […]
What Shape Are Black Holes? Yes.
What shape is the event horizon of a black hole? Well, the answer to that question changes if our universe is hiding an extra dimension (or more). Black holes could come in an infinite number of shapes — including a … Continue reading
Why Are Craters Always Round?
[…] If you take a look at all the impact craters in our solar system, the vast majority are nice, neat circles. But why? Meteorites and asteroids strike planets and moons at all sorts of angles. Where are all the … Continue reading
How Does Light Actually Work?
[…] If you like this video, check out writer Geraint Lewis´ excellent book, co-written with Chris Ferrie: Where Did the Universe Come From? And Other Cosmic Questions: Our Universe, from the Quantum to the Cosmos https://www.amazon.com/Where-Universe… AND check out his … Continue reading
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