Category: Physics, Earth & Space
A Fourth Layer of Epicycles on the Standard Cosmology
As you may recall, the Big Bang expelled all the matter in the universe with a certain amount of violence or explosive velocity.
Can You Perceive a Star That’s No Longer There?
The only reason we perceive that it still exists is that the light from it takes a long time to reach us.
Fare Thee Well, Kepler 438b
Research suggests the “most Earth-like planet ever” is blasted by deadly radiation.
For SETI Researchers, Here Is a Guide for Handling Fallacious Objections
A recent story making the rounds claims that the Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence has found “a strange star” that “could mean alien life.”
The Martian Is a Tribute to Human Exceptionalism
The idea of man’s exceptional status in nature is unpopular, to put it mildly, in academic and media circles. But we recognize that status implicitly.