The Universe itself, through a variety of nuclear processes involving stars and stellar remnants, as…
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Ask Ethan: How are the heaviest elements of all made? | by Ethan Siegel | Starts With A Bang! | Jan, 2025
The elements of the periodic table, and where they originate, are detailed in this image…
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The tiniest, most isolated galaxies grow unstoppably | by Ethan Siegel | Starts With A Bang! | Jan, 2025
The nearby dwarf galaxy Leo P, whose individual blue stars are clearly visible, was imaged…
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Ask Ethan: What are the biggest JWST discoveries so far? | by Ethan Siegel | Starts With A Bang! | Jan, 2025
This side-by-side view of galaxy cluster SMACS 0723 shows the MIRI (left) and NIRCam (right)…
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Protons: made of quarks, but ruled by gluons | by Ethan Siegel | Starts With A Bang! | Jan, 2025
The proton isn’t just made of three valence quarks, but rather contains a substructure that…
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What’s hotter than the hottest stars in the Universe? | by Ethan Siegel | Starts With A Bang! | Jan, 2025
The galaxy Centaurus A is the closest example of an active galaxy to Earth, with…
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Ask Ethan: How do photons mediate both attraction and repulsion? | by Ethan Siegel | Starts With A Bang! | Jan, 2025
Today, Feynman diagrams are used in calculating every fundamental interaction spanning the strong, weak, and…
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25 year update on the “Millennium problems” in physics | by Ethan Siegel | Starts With A Bang! | Jan, 2025
The idea that the forces, particles, and interactions that we see today are only part…
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Ask Ethan: Can a lumpy Universe explain dark energy? | by Ethan Siegel | Starts With A Bang! | Jan, 2025
By mapping out the three-dimensional positions of galaxies over a large volume of the Universe,…
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The one-page calendar that changes how you view the year | by Ethan Siegel | Starts With A Bang! | Jan, 2025
The conventional way we display annual calendars, at left, requires us to examine each month…