Wormholes are a sci-fi trope that everybody has heard of, a swirly (often blue-colored) tube that lets the protagonist jump between large distances or to other worlds. Of course, wormholes of this type are pure […]
What measurements are used in astronomy? Read on to discover the standard of measures that are applied to time, distance, brightness, location, and more. Speed of Light The Speed of Light is around 186,000 miles/sec […]
So you are reading a post or article about a celestial object, and you notice that the distance to the object stated in the post or article is different from the same value stated for […]
Stellar magnitude is a measurement used to describe the brightness of stars and other astronomical objects in space. Read on to find out all you need to know about the star magnitude scale. 1: Naked […]
In astronomy, the magnitude of a star refers to its measure of brightness, and while absolute magnitude relates to the star’s intrinsic brightness, apparent magnitude, on the other hand, is a way of measuring how […]
Gravitational waves have long been a puzzle for scientists, and while Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity predicted their existence, the renowned physicist was on record as saying he wasn’t sure they could exist. This year, […]
While we are increasingly being asked to refine our view of the world and the universe in which we live, one thing that we hold as constant is time. People often say things like “you […]
In science fiction movies, we see crews being frozen in cryogenic chambers so that they can make long trips across the universe. The crew being placed in an induced state of hibernation at the start […]
It may soon be time to drastically rewrite the physics books. For decades, students have been taught that there are four fundamental forces of nature: • The weak nuclear force • The strong nuclear force […]
Zeno of Elea was a Greek philosopher who was born around 490Bc and was famous for posing paradoxes which challenged mathematicians’ view of the real world for many centuries. One of Zeno’s Paradox goes something […]
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