Archive for 'Cosmology'
Hawking Says God Not Needed to Kick-Start Big Bang; World Freaks Out
Posted on 03. Sep, 2010 by Andrew Moseman.
Physicist Sean Carroll, one of the people behind Cosmic Variance here at DISCOVER blogs, tweeted yesterday: “I think Stephen Hawking could say ‘ice cream is delicious’ and get massive media coverage.” He’s probably right. Last month the renowned physicists made the news by warning of the great threat of human extinction over the next couple [...]
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Fundamental Physics Laws Change Depending on When and Where You Are, New Study Says
Posted on 02. Sep, 2010 by Rebecca Boyle.
A particularly mind-bending (and controversial) physics paper surfaced in the past week that should make you feel pretty special. It seems the laws of physics can change after all, and it just so happens they're uniquely suited for us right here, righ...
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Gravitational Lensing Brings Dark Energy Into Focus
Posted on 20. Aug, 2010 by Andrew Moseman.
One of the top three priorities for the next decade of astrophysics and astronomy, we noted this week, is unraveling dark energy, the weird force that pushes the universe apart. Given that scientists know next-to-nothing about dark energy—besides the fact that it makes up most of the universe—any step could be an important one. Thanks [...]
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Astronomers Announce Priorities: Dark Energy, Exoplanets, Cosmic Origins
Posted on 16. Aug, 2010 by Joseph Calamia.
There is a lot of space to explore and a limited amount of money to spend. So every ten years the National Research Council’s “Decadal Survey“ recommends which astronomy and astrophysics projects should get first dibs. Last week, the committee released their recommendations for 2012 through 2021. The projects that got the thumbs-up from astronomers [...]
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Ludo Mich & The Joyous Cosmology
Posted on 05. Aug, 2010 by vladowsky.
Some cosmology images: Ludo Mich & The Joyous Cosmology Image by schaaflicht machica cosmology Image by ramtyns Cosmology This book is unique in the detailed, self-contained, and comprehensive treatment that it gives to the ideas and formulas that are used and tested in modern cosmological research. It divides into two parts, each of which provides enough material for a one-semester [...]

















