This article will be based off of ideas presented in the quick piece "Special Relativity" in my relativity section. Go check that out before you read this if you want some background. The entire article will give you a good grasp on the topic of time dilation, but
While Albert Einstein didn't win a Nobel Prize for his incredible discovery/invention (your choice) of relativity, it is truly an astounding concept that changed the way we perceive our universe. Relativity can be broken down in to two categories: Special Relativity (SR) and General Relativity (GR). For
As we stand on the brink of a new era in space exploration, the possibilities before us seem as boundless as the cosmos itself. From lunar bases to Mars colonies and the search for alien life, the next few decades promise to be a thrilling chapter in humanity’s quest
From stars to nuclear power plants, these two reactions fuel many important processes; let's talk about them. Atoms are the basic particles that make up chemical elements, and generally consist of a nucleus with positively charged protons and uncharged neutrons, each with a mass of 1 AMU (1.
As established near the end of Shine bright like a diamond, the reason that neutron stars don't continue to collapse in on themselves is due to neutron degeneracy pressure, which is the outward pressure exerted by neutrons on the particles closing in on them. However, if the core
The Life of a Star Stars are all around us, from the shining sun that makes life on planet Earth possible, to the twinkling lights in the night sky. A star is a luminous ball of gas, mainly made up of hydrogen and helium, that is held together by its
Yes, the reason you can see the sunset and watch your favorite television show is because of light. However, there is so much more to it than that. What is Light? Our universe is swarming with incomprehensibly small waves of electromagnetic radiation that vary in size and property. The sizes