Black holes are scary things. But they also might reveal the true nature of the universe to us. This video was realised with the help of Dr. Alessandro Sfondrini and it was funded by SNSF under Agora Grant n. 171622 and through the NCCR SwissMAP: The Mathematics of Physics. See […]
Sources: https://sites.google.com/view/sources-neutron-stars/ Neutron stars are one of the most extreme and violent things in the universe. Giant atomic nuclei, only a few kilometers in diameter but as massive as stars. And they owe their existence to the death of something majestic. OUR CHANNELS ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ German Channel: https://kgs.link/youtubeDE Spanish Channel: https://kgs.link/youtubeES […]
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In 1919, a total solar eclipse helped redefine gravity. Thanks to Raycon for sponsoring this video. Check them out at http://buyraycon.com/vox Become a Video Lab member! http://bit.ly/video-lab Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity, published in 1915, defined gravity as the influence of massive objects, like planets and stars, curving space […]
How much can landing in snow protect you from a fall? We’ve seen it save people who jumped off a roof. Or dived off a cliff. And yes, they even fell from the top of a mountain! But what about a fall from even higher up? Like, from an airplane? […]
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SpaceX released plans for their upgraded Kennedy Space Center headquarters, today we’ll look at what they’ve got planned. https://www.floridatoday.com/story/tech/science/space/2018/06/08/spacex-plans-major-expansion-kennedy-space-center/685098002/ Plus… Some scientists think the gravitational waves we’ve discovered may be wormholes colliding and not black holes… https://phys.org/news/2018-06-speculative-wormhole-echoes-revolutionize-astrophysics.html Intel is now mass-producing quantum computer chips… https://www.techspot.com/news/75020-intel-now-capable-producing-full-silicon-wafers-quantum.html And a company is creating […]
What if the sprawling cosmic web of galaxies, spanning billions of light years, shares striking similarities with the neural circuitry in our heads? In this video, we delve deep into recent research showing that the “cosmic filaments” binding galaxy clusters might parallel the intricate networks of neurons and synapses in […]
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Albert Einstein is one of the most famous and respected physicists of all time, known for his groundbreaking work in relativity and quantum mechanics. However, like all humans, he made mistakes along the way. In fact, some of his most significant contributions to science came from recognizing and correcting his […]
