Category Archives: Astrophysics

Does Space Emerge From A Holographic Boundary?

[…] Space seems fundamental. To build a universe, surely you need something to build it on or in. Many, maybe most physicists now think that the fabric of space emerges from something deeper. And perhaps the most existentially disturbing such … Continue reading

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Why Quantum Physics Says There’s a Multiverse

Who wins in a battle between General Relativity and Quantum Physics? The answer has pretty serious implications for our view of the universe. Do we live in a continuum across an infinite number of parallel universes? Neil deGrasse Tyson has … Continue reading

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Mars Seems to Affect Earth’s Oceans Every 2.4 Million Years

[…] Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about an unusual 2.4 million year long Milankovitch cycle very likely caused by Mars Links: https://www.nature.com/articles/s4146… https://www.eurekalert.org/news-relea… https://theconversation.com/the-gulf-… PETM: https://youtu.be/u7uPNLKJnE8 #mars #milankovitchcycle #earth 0:00 Mars … Continue reading

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Are Sharks Really Older Than the North Star?

If you’ve spent enough time on the internet, you may have stumbled upon the fact that sharks are older than Polaris, aka the North Star. But are they really? It turns out the truth is a little more complicated. Hosted … Continue reading

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An amazing timelapse of Earth’s rotation.

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What If The Earth Stopped Rotating? #neildegrassetyson #startalk

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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

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There are no stationary objects in the Universe…

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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

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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

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