This view of galaxy IC 1101 in size the galaxy cluster Abell 2029 is…
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Ask Ethan: Will everything eventually succumb to Hawking radiation? | by Ethan Siegel | Starts With A Bang! | Dec, 2024
The simulated decay of a black hole not only results in the emission of…
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Unlike the picture that Newton had of instantaneous forces along the line-of-sight connecting any…
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Why the number “1/137” appears everywhere in nature | by Ethan Siegel | Starts With A Bang! | Dec, 2024
Each s orbital (red), each of the p orbitals (yellow), the d orbitals (blue)…
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The Steady-State Universe: a viable alternative to the Big Bang? | by Ethan Siegel | Starts With A Bang! | Dec, 2024
Galaxies identified in the eXtreme Deep Field image can be broken up into nearby,…
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Ask Ethan: Does the CMB really “prove” the Big Bang? | by Ethan Siegel | Starts With A Bang! | Nov, 2024
This map shows the CMB’s polarization signal, as measured by the Planck satellite in…
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How to make peace with the weirdness of quantum mechanics | by Ethan Siegel | Starts With A Bang! | Nov, 2024
In a traditional Schrodinger’s cat experiment, you do not know whether the outcome of…
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5 coincidences that make our existence possible | by Ethan Siegel | Starts With A Bang! | Nov, 2024
Today, the Universe has evolved into the complex, life-friendly place we know it to…
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Ask Ethan: How do scientists color the Universe? | by Ethan Siegel | Starts With A Bang! | Nov, 2024
At left is the iconic view of the Pillars of Creation as seen by…
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Political realities do not change scientific ones | by Ethan Siegel | Starts With A Bang! | Nov, 2024
When people reject science in favor of whatever their preferred ideology is, they can…