/ PhysicsWhen assessing the technical implications of dropping a nuclear bomb (or other weapons with explosive charges), notably one aspect of the core of experiments and research conducted in the stages leading up to the ultimate dropping, one key aspect to …
Harnessing the spirit of the War during the Second World War, in order to push technological innovation to its limits, a project to build the first atom bomb was initiated in 1942 and extended through 1946 under the direction of …
/ PhysicsBootstrap Paradox: We all know Albert Einstein, Isaac Newton, Erwin Schröndinger, and maybe even more so, we know their legacy, what they left us and the world. So let us imagine that we were able to travel back in time …
Understanding The Bootstrap Paradox and the Existence of Multiverse. Read More »
In 1969, the Apollo 10 astronauts heard something unusual on the far side of the Moon. Apollo 10 lost contact with the mission control and started receiving a mysterious radio signal. This signal could not be from the Earth because …
Ever Wondered What Lies On The Far Side of the Moon? Have a Look! Read More »
Born on Valentine’s Day in 1898, visionary Swiss astronomer Fritz Zwicky devoted most of his life advancing observational and theoretical astronomy. Zwicky was considered by many to be quite an original or unconventional thinker, which often led his ideas to …
In 1974, from the Arecibo telescope in Puerto Rico, USA, a message in the form of radio waves was broadcast out in the universe, specifically, aimed at the center of the galaxy M13. 47 years ago, We marked the first-ever …
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When we say the words “radio telescope,” the well-known Arecibo observatory immediately resonates with us, yet it is far from being the only one in the world of astronomy. Indeed, through slightly different technologies and specifications, many others around the …
How The ‘Heaven’s Eye’ Is Searching For Signs of Life Beyond Our Planet. Read More »
On October 5, 138 years ago, in 1882, was born Robert H. Goddard, an American physicist from Massachusetts who became known for his works in this field of rocketry and was eventually acknowledged as the father of modern rocketry. Goddard …
Remembering The Dreamer Whose Designs And Experiments Took Humanity To Space. Read More »
/ PhysicsCP violation as a solution to the Ozma Problem The Ozma problem, a puzzle introduced in 1964 by Martin Gardner, addresses the impossibility of communicating the difference between left and right with distant being due to the absence of a …
The Mirror Of The Universe: Understanding The Famous Ozma Problem In Science. Read More »
In an article published in Scientific American, Anil Ananthaswamy reported on the findings of David Kipping, an American astronomer from Columbia University. His study suggests that it is not a wild claim to state that the reality we live in …
New Research Has Shown There’s A 50-50 Chance That We Live In A Simulation. Read More »
/ PhysicsIn recent years, we have been hearing a lot about massive black holes, even been observing them; supermassive black holes, stellar-mass black holes, or intermediate-mass black holes. However, although no other type has ever been observed, they are thought not …
A few months ago, we published an article titled, “What Voyager 1, Earth’s farthest spacecraft, saw in its journey of 43 years in space.” And the most common question that people asked was, “How do we get signals from a …
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Typically, when guiding a spacecraft on its trajectory and modifying its path, acceleration, and speed, a propellant is used. However, it is costly, and therefore, to reduce the expenses of extensive space programs, aerospace engineers have developed an alternative method …
Gravity Assist: A Clever Technique To Speed Up A Spacecraft Using A Planet. Read More »
Murray Gell-Mann’s contributions to physics On this date, 92 years ago, was born Murray Gell-Mann, notable physicist and Nobel Laureate. Considered as one of the most important figures in the development of the Standard Model of particle physics, he revolutionized …
The Inspiring Story of the Man Who Peered at Particles and Saw the Universe. Read More »
The universe is vast, but Gaia has no fear. Launched in December 2013 by the European Space Agency (ESA), the Gaia Space Observatory, short for Global Astrometric Interferometer for Astrophysics, is an astronomical observatory mission set to precisely record stellar …
Beyond Hubble: A Telescope That’s ‘Silently’ Changing The Course of Astronomy. Read More »
