Matter is what makes the universe, but what matters? This question has long been difficult for those who think about it – especially for physicists. Reflecting recent trends in physics, my colleague Jeffrey Eisen and I have described an updated way of thinking about matter. We propose that matter is …
Read More »A spider in the habitat on the ISS.Image: Bioserv Space Technologies, University of Colorado Boulder International Space Station experiments show that spiders are weaving normal-looking objects into space that they need A surprise Tool. Spiders are capable of creating typical webs in microgravity, According to the new, as long as …
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The universe is a mysterious place. We don’t know why it is, and there are so many unanswered questions about how it is. But what if it was created on purpose by an intelligent entity? Is there a way we can find it? In 2005, a pair of physicists proposed …
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In a very detailed survey of the southern sky using radio waves, astronomers have mapped millions of previously unknown galaxies outside the galaxy. The Rapid ASKAP Continuous Survey (or RACS) has firmly placed CSIRO’s Australian SKA Pathfinder Radio Telescope (ASKAP) on the international astronomy map. While past surveys have taken …
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In all known space, between the stars and the galaxies, an extremely circular glow is eclipsed, a remnant left over from the beginning of the universe. This is the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB), the first light that it could travel through the universe when it cooled about 380,000 years after …
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