Strange Facts. Space: Hydrogen – Helium, 74% / 24%. Earth’s Atmosphere: Nitrogen – Oxygen, 78% / 21%. How did that happen? The predominant proportion of gases in the universe is 74 percent hydrogen and 24 percent helium. So why, then, do the layers...
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...
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...
Imagine the unimaginable . . . Wrap your mind around the infinite . . . No space. The distance between your eyes and this page is nonexistent. No time. The seconds it’s taken you to read these sentences are nonexistent. No matter. Your eyes, this page, this ink are...
Earth’s very unusual atmospheric blend of Nitrogen and Oxygen is found nowhere else in the universe, to our knowledge. Why? In the universe, the predominant proportion of gases is hydrogen 74%, and helium 24%. Earth’s atmosphere has a totally different...