Thousands of satellites pepper space like eyes in the sky. They survey and scrutinize, some say, spy on just about everything that takes place on Earth. What about the four cardinal points, and how ancient monuments and megaliths seemingly mirror the position of the...
Star formation is a dynamic process more awe-inspiring than any Hollywood celebrity. Speaking of celebs, our first stars are the Sir Laurence Oliviers of the universe, but they are as volatile as Hugh Laurie’s curmudgeonly physician, Dr. House. Star formation is...
Hydrogen and photons: The simplest of atoms and the fastest moving elementary particle confer heat and light to the Universe. They are part and parcel of the puzzle of Life. Imagine embarking … We’re traveling through a foreign yet familiar landscape. Galacti is...
The Expanding Universe: what mysterious force causes it to grow forever? Today, 13.8 billion years after Big Bang, the matter in the original pinhead is still speeding outward, and its outward thrust will never end. That’s why we call it our expanding universe....
Gluons hold quarks tightly together. They are the glue forming protons and neutrons—the nuclei of atoms. No gluons = no matter. Gluons We finish our presentation on elementary particles, the smallest of small, the minutest of minute, the most miniscule of...