{"id":140822,"date":"2021-09-17T16:11:12","date_gmt":"2021-09-17T20:11:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bigthink.com"},"modified":"2023-12-12T13:04:55","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T18:04:55","slug":"starts-with-a-bang","status":"publish","type":"ftm_section","link":"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/starts-with-a-bang\/","title":{"rendered":"Starts With A Bang"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n \n Nuclear fusion explained <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
Why power generated through nuclear fusion will be the future, but not the present, solution to humanity’s energy needs.<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n
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It\u2019s a strange idea to consider: that a tiny building block of matter, the atomic nucleus, holds the greatest potential<\/mark> for energy release.
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And yet, it\u2019s true; while electron transitions in atoms or molecules typically release energy on the order of ~1 electron-Volt, nuclear transitions between different configurations release energies a million times as great, on the order of ~1 Mega-electron-Volt.<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n \n The launch of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope was the perfect gift for 2022 <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n
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\n \n Astro2020: Astronomy’s bright future revealed in game-changing decadal report <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n
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\n \"warp <\/figure>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n
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\n \n I wrote the book on warp drive. No, we didn’t accidentally create a warp bubble. <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n \n\n\n
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\n \n \"Friedmann <\/picture>\n <\/figure>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n
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\n \n The Universe is already in its sixth and final era <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
From before the Big Bang to the present day, the Universe goes through many eras. Dark energy heralds the final one.<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n
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\n \n This is why physicists suspect the Multiverse very likely exists <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
A wild, compelling idea without a direct, practical test, the Multiverse is highly controversial. But its supporting pillars sure are stable.<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n
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\n \n \"mars\" <\/picture>\n <\/figure>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n
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\n \n The red color of Mars is only inches deep <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
The surface and atmosphere is colored by ferric oxides. Beneath a very thin layer, mere millimeters deep in places, it’s not red anymore.<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n
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\n \n Record-breaking supernova manages to “X-ray” the entire Universe <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
The first supernova ever discovered through its X-rays has an enormously powerful engine at its core. It’s unlike anything ever seen.<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n
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\n \n Does the expansion of the Universe break the speed of light? <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
Just 13.8 billion years after the hot Big Bang, we can see 46.1 billion light-years away in all directions. 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