Tag: General Theory of Relativity
The Big Bang Simplified
Since very few people understand Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity, for most of us the Big Bang seems very mysterious and counterintuitive.
To Understand the Meaning of a Solar Eclipse
The rare places where observers can exist are also the best places for observing. The universe seems to be designed not just for life but also for discovery.
In First Detection of Gravitational Waves, Timing Was Everything
Let’s look at how timing across multiple orders of magnitude brought together cosmic and human events.
Confirming the Big Bang: The Early Decades
Cosmologists have come a long way since Edwin Hubble published that ratty looking plot of galaxy recession velocities versus distance.
Proper Credit — Who Discovered Hubble’s Law?
Many leading scientists of the day realized the implication of the cosmic expansion — there was a beginning!