SCIENCE
-
Ask Ethan: Does time exist, or is it an illusion? | by Ethan Siegel | Starts With A Bang! | Jul, 2024
Time is normally something we measure with clocks: devices that record its passage from one moment to the next. While…
Read More » -
10 profound answers about the math behind Artificial Intelligence | by Ethan Siegel | Starts With A Bang! | Jul, 2024
One of the remarkable technological developments in recent years has been that of a “learning machine,” or artificial intelligence. Although…
Read More » -
Ask Ethan: Is Earth’s climate changing as the Sun loses mass? | by Ethan Siegel | Starts With A Bang! | Jul, 2024
Over time, the Sun loses mass through the emission of solar wind particles and the process of internal nuclear fusion.…
Read More » -
Strongest “missing link” in black hole physics discovered at last | by Ethan Siegel | Starts With A Bang! | Jul, 2024
This artist’s conception shows an intermediate mass black hole at the center of globular cluster Omega Centauri: the largest globular…
Read More » -
Ask Ethan: Is it all-or-nothing for the expanding Universe? | by Ethan Siegel | Starts With A Bang! | Jul, 2024
At the start of the hot Big Bang, the Universe was rapidly expanding and filled with high-energy, very densely packed,…
Read More » -
The quantum physics behind fireworks displays | by Ethan Siegel | Starts With A Bang! | Jul, 2024
All across the world, fireworks displays mark a variety of holidays and celebrations, with many of the most spectacular displays…
Read More » -
The epic race inside the Pillars of Creation is almost over | by Ethan Siegel | Starts With A Bang! | Jul, 2024
This remarkable three-panel image showcases the same region of space: the Pillars of Creation. On the left, the 1995 Hubble…
Read More » -
Ask Ethan: Why is it darker during Winter than Summer? | by Ethan Siegel | Starts With A Bang! | Jul, 2024
This panorama of three different sunrises: during Summer solstice (left), equinox (middle), and Winter solstice (right). Note not only the…
Read More » -
Why JWST doesn’t have the same limits as Hubble
All telescopes are fundamentally limited in what they can see. JWST reveals more distant galaxies than Hubble, but still can’t…
Read More » -
Ask Ethan: Could gravitational waves collapse into a black hole?
Gravitational waves carry enormous amounts of energy, but spread out quickly once they leave the source. Could they ever create…
Read More »