Tag: universe

The Silence of Light

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Outer Space

The Silence of Light

Nothing is more beautiful at night than the sight of a coal-black sky uncontaminated by the lights of major metropolises. But when we look up, do we really see what we think we see?

Szymon Drobniak

Cosmic Transmissions (Autumn, 2021)

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Outer Space

Cosmic Transmissions (Autumn, 2021)

Our science editor delivers news from Earth and space, including cosmic holograms, spraying aerosols into the atmosphere, and tardigrades on the moon.

Łukasz Kaniewski

Dark Matters of the Universe

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Outer Space, Science

Dark Matters of the Universe

Much of the physical world is invisible to us – none more so than the concepts of dark companions, dark matter and dark energy in astronomy.

Piotr Stankiewicz

Shrunken Giants, Swelling Dwarfs

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Outer Space

Shrunken Giants, Swelling Dwarfs

The life cycle of stars is truly spectacular, often involving the creation of immense mass and the unimaginable movement of energy – at least from our earthly perspective.

Piotr Stankiewicz

‘Time Is Elastic’: Why Time Passes Faster Atop a Mountain Than At Sea Level

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Science

‘Time Is Elastic’: Why Time Passes Faster Atop a Mountain Than At Sea Level

The idea of 'absolute time' is an illusion. Physics and subjective experience reveal why.

Stephen Johnson

The Universe Works Like a Huge Human Brain, Discover Scientists

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Science

The Universe Works Like a Huge Human Brain, Discover Scientists

A new study found similarities between the human brain and the cosmic network of galaxies.

Paul Ratner

Scientists Identify 24 Planets Potentially Better Suited For Life Than Earth

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Outer Space

Scientists Identify 24 Planets Potentially Better Suited For Life Than Earth

The study identified superhabitable planets outside of our solar system.

Robby Berman

This Incredible Meditation Will Help Solve Your Existential Dread

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Good Mood

This Incredible Meditation Will Help Solve Your Existential Dread

Existential dread, meet astronomical wonder.

Scotty Hendricks

The Very First Stars

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Outer Space

The Very First Stars

Our sun has been burning for 4.5 billion years, but it was not the first of its kind – those stars belong in a corner of the universe that spans 14 billion years.

Łukasz Kaniewski

Everything Is Snow

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Science

Everything Is Snow

With a head full of astrophysics and the help of a certain method called ‘abstraction’, it’s possible to suggest that everything – including you, Dear Reader – is snow.