SCIENCE
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The mystery of the Moon’s two faces could soon be solved | by Ethan Siegel | Starts With A Bang! | Jul, 2024
This two-faced mosaic from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter shows the near side (L) and the far side (R) of the…
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Ask Ethan: Could gravitational waves collapse into a black hole?
Gravitational waves carry enormous amounts of energy, but spread out quickly once they leave the source. Could they ever create…
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How traveling back in time is permitted by Einstein’s physics
Traveling back in time is a staple of science fiction movies. But according to Einstein, it’s a physical possibility that’s…
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7 bizarre facts about the Solar System to stump any scientist
From the coldest planets to spacecraft that have exited the Solar System, these little-known facts stump even many professional… Continue…
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Ask Ethan: Is the Universe finite or infinite?
The Universe’s history, from cosmic inflation to the Big Bang to the present, is known. But whether it’s infinite or…
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Astronomers near a complete picture for how planets form
Newborn stars are surrounded only by a featureless disk. Debris disks persist for hundreds of millions of years. So when…
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Starts With A Bang podcast #106 — the troublesome hunt for Planet Nine
Out beyond Neptune are some fascinating bodies left over from our Solar System’s formation. Could one of them truly be…
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2024’s summer solstice is Earth’s earliest since 1796
On June 20, 2024, the summer solstice occurs at its earliest moment since 1796: when George Washington was President of…
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Ask Ethan: Why didn’t the Big Bang become a black hole?
If you bring too much mass or energy together in one location, you’ll inevitably create a black hole. So why…
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Is the “Methuselah star” really older than the Universe?
The Universe is precisely dated at 13.8 billion years old, but astronomers claim the Methuselah star is 14.5 billion years…
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