Category Archives: Physics

On the Nature of Black Holes…And Relativity

For some time, I’ve contemplated the nature of these mysterious behemoths, and I feel they have been somewhat misrepresented in their public image. Possibly misunderstood even among the scientific community. I’d like to address them from the stance that rather … Continue reading

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That’s heavy!

Pun fully intended – a while back it was theorized that the Earth’s magnetic field might serve as a trap for antiprotons, which would be created either in the sun and expelled on the solar wind, or created by cosmic … Continue reading

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Pretty freaking neat!

National Geographic has really cool tool you can use to “create your own solar system” – it’s a lot harder than it looks! You start with a star, and add planets (hint: the little tag attached to your planet gives … Continue reading

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