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Articles related to "Cosmologist"
Beyond the Big Bang On of the most surprising recent discoveries about the universe is not only that it is expanding, but that it is expanding at an accelerating rate. cosmology • cosmologist • big bang • accelerating expansion • dark matter
Sky Surveys (Hubble Isn't the Only Show in Town) I highlight a couple of sky surveys that also offer nice images. sdss • 2mass • m17 • sagittarius
Is there anybody there? If ET does contact us we could be in for a long wait. Maybe he already has and we have noticed because we're not on the same wave length? extra terrestrial • space • contact • science fiction • seti
Physics in the 21st Century We this century see the end of active study in physics? Will we truly know the nature of the universe? Probably not. dark matter • dark energy • quantum entanglement • 21st century physics • prognostication
The Large Hadron Collider Finally Starts Up In what The Guardian has called the most ambitious experiment, the Large Hadron Collider, the largest particle accelerator, is about to start up after a 20 year wait. cern • lhc switzerland • physics accelerator • large hadron collider • highest energy particle accelerator
Are You in a Cult? Probably. . .
There have always been what we call cults. But did you know that if you are a member of literally anything, it just might be you belong to a cult. No? Don't be too certain. . . new thought • science of mind • unity • cults • religion
Formation of Structure in the Universe Can we get from the microwave background to galaxies with cold dark matter? cold dark matter • cdm • cosmic microwave background • cmb • astronomy
Meteor Shower Prompts Reports of UFOs It's a bird -- it's a plane...no, it's a meteor shower. Or is it? Is it ignorance versus science when it comes to strange and outstandingly magnificent astronomical events like the one that happened last weekend? Or are the educated the ones actually in the dark? leonid meteor shower ufos ufo alien invasion astro
The Planck Time and the Big Bang In the big bang theory, the Planck time is the first miniscule fraction of a second after the initial big bang. The universe had just come into being. big bang theory • universe • planck time • cosmic background radiation • hubble plot
July Walks As Autumn Talks What is deism, and how does it apply to American philosophy of science? Perhaps Henry Thoreau knew. transcendentalist philosophy;philosophy of science • massachusetts;religion;deism;jonathan edwards
Origins and Universal Questions Fundamental scientific questions are often the same basic questions children ask, but at a deeper level. origins • questions • geneology • biology • cosmology
The Dark Side III About 97% of what makes the Universe is unknown, a combination of dark matter and dark energy. This is not acceptable as is, neither the disfunctional relationship of General Relativity and Quantum Mechanics. dark matter • dark energy • einstein • hubble • machos
The Master Plan, part I Space research may appear as a somewhat chaotic dispersion of disparate efforts, space probes, ground telescopes, space telescopes etc. Yet this is not completely true. Scientists manage to arrive to certain consensus, while politics has, the last say. First of a two part article, within a series of related installments. james webb • ngst • hubble • spitzer • sirtf
Living the Creative Life All too often we think of aging as a dreary, negative process. But aging need not be thought of this way. Our lives can be creative, engaging and satisfying at each life stage. It's a matter of attitude and taking the steps that lead to continued vitality and creativity. healthy • aging • getting older • life • stage |
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