SCIENCE
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The quantum reason behind the solidity of matter | by Ethan Siegel | Starts With A Bang! | Dec, 2024
Traditionally, atoms are viewed as dense nuclei, a mix of protons and neutrons, surrounded by electrons that move in specific…
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Starts With A Bang Podcast #112 — Galactic Archaeology | by Ethan Siegel | Starts With A Bang! | Dec, 2024
This illustration of our Milky Way shows an ancient galactic stream wrapped around our galaxy’s plane at nearly a 90…
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This is what we’ll see when Betelgeuse goes supernova | by Ethan Siegel | Starts With A Bang! | Dec, 2024
Observation of the red supergiant star, Betelgeuse, revealed a vast plume of gas almost as large as our Solar System…
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What JWST found beneath the Sombrero galaxy’s hat | by Ethan Siegel | Starts With A Bang! | Dec, 2024
The Sombrero galaxy, commonly viewed in optical light (as shown at bottom, via Hubble), displays a vastly different set of…
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Why the number “1/137” appears everywhere in nature | by Ethan Siegel | Starts With A Bang! | Dec, 2024
Each s orbital (red), each of the p orbitals (yellow), the d orbitals (blue) and the f orbitals (green) can…
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Could dark matter be the same thing as dark energy? | by Ethan Siegel | Starts With A Bang! | Dec, 2024
While the web of dark matter (purple, left) might seem to determine cosmic structure formation on its own, the feedback…
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Ask Ethan: Does the CMB really “prove” the Big Bang? | by Ethan Siegel | Starts With A Bang! | Nov, 2024
This map shows the CMB’s polarization signal, as measured by the Planck satellite in 2015. The top and bottom insets…
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What happens if you deep fry a frozen turkey? | by Ethan Siegel | Starts With A Bang! | Nov, 2024
One of the more novel ways to cook a Thanksgiving turkey is in a deep fryer. However, this method comes…
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Ask Ethan: How do scientists color the Universe? | by Ethan Siegel | Starts With A Bang! | Nov, 2024
At left is the iconic view of the Pillars of Creation as seen by Hubble. Beginning in 2022, JWST (at…
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How a nearby supernova could reveal dark matter | by Ethan Siegel | Starts With A Bang! | Nov, 2024
This image of the Cassiopeia A supernova remnant shows the aftermath of a type II, core-collapse supernova that occurred more…
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