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 …
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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 …
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/ 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 …
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/ 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 …
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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 …
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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 »
/ 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 …
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From Jupiter to Saturn, to Uranus, and finally Neptune, our outer Solar System comprises four fascinatingly very different yet very similar planets: the gas giants, also known as the Jovian planets. But why Jovian? As stated, all four planets are …
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During the 1880s and up until 1989, a technique of astronomy known as glass plates or photographic plates was widely used to map stars, clusters, and other astronomical objects. The most important collection is held at the Harvard College Observatory …
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Set to launch in December 2025, the newly named Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is NASA’s next wide-field telescope. Named after NASA’s first chief astronomer and pioneering scientist Nancy Grace Roman who, 30 years ago advocated for the development of …
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Unbeknownst to most, Mercury, the closest planet to our Sun (and surprisingly, also the closest to planet Earth), has been hiding a large solid inner iron core beyond its crust and mantle. And this core is no conventional one; it …
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Why is the Moon moving away from Earth? The Moon, Earth’s only natural satellite located at about 384,000 kilometers from our planet, is slowly drifting away from Earth. The Moon currently sustains the function of stabilizing Earth’s wobble or polar …
