Can you explain the strong nuclear force without colors?
“Color” with respect to the strong force is just an analogy. Here’s how to understand it without colors, group theory, or any advanced…Continue reading on Starts With A Bang! » Source link...
SCIENCE
This viral image of Saturn isn’t real; it’s AI slop
From 2004 through 2017, Saturn was imaged many times and from many angles up close by Cassini. This new viral image isn’t real; it’s AI.Continue reading on Starts With A Bang! » Source link...
Everything in the Universe changes by adding enough mass
One parameter, alone, sets the dividing line between rocky planets, gas giants, brown dwarfs, stars, and much more. Here’s why mass…Continue reading on Starts With A Bang! » Source link...
“One bad measurement” ruled out as Hubble tension explanation
The distance ladder and the CMB give incompatible values for the expansion rate. A new study shows just how robust the Hubble tension is.Continue reading on Starts With A Bang! » Source link...
Starts With A Bang #128 — Planet formation and proto-protoplanets
By looking at a giant, remarkable, edge-on protoplanetary system, astronomers have found a proto-protoplanet for the first time.Continue reading on Starts With A Bang! » Source link...
Ask Ethan: How did Artemis II break Apollo’s distance record?
Human beings have now traveled farther from Earth than ever before with Artemis II’s flyby of the lunar far side. Here’s how it happened.Continue reading on Starts With A Bang! » Source link...
Cosmic inflation explains the Universe’s low entropy at birth
Known as the “past hypothesis” problem, the Universe’s initially low entropy has long puzzled scientists. Now, cosmic inflation solves it.Continue reading on Starts With A Bang! » Source link...
To alien eyes, Earth looks deceptively peaceful
As the world teeters on the brink of nuclear war, distant, advanced civilizations would never know it. Earth appears peaceful from far…Continue reading on Starts With A Bang! » Source link...
Astronomers just found the most pristine star of all-time
The 1st generation of stars formed, lived, and died very early on. But 2nd generation stars could still persist today. Did we just find…Continue reading on Starts With A Bang! » Source link...
Something special is happening in space right now
As humanity journeys to the Moon for the first time since 1972, can we rediscover our shared responsibilities: to the world and each other?Continue reading on Starts With A Bang! » Source link...
