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On Earth's surface, we accelerate at 1g: 9.8m/s². In orbit, the acceleration is only slightly less. So why, then, are astronautsContinue reading on Starts With A Bang! »

Newton thought that gravitation would happen instantly, propagating at infinite speeds. Einstein showed otherwise; gravity isn't instant.Continue reading on Starts With A Bang! »

At a fundamental level, nobody knows whether gravity is truly quantum in nature. A novel experiment strongly hints that it is.Continue reading on Starts With A Bang! »

Today, the world's largest operating optical telescope is 10.4 meters in diameter. These 3 facilities will lead astronomy's nextContinue reading on Starts With A Bang! »

With the National Solar Observatory's incredible DKIST, we see the Sun in the highest resolution ever. Its latest images blew us all away.Continue reading on Starts With A Bang! »

Few wavelengths of light reach Earth's surface; the others require going to space. What can the ultraviolet ASPERA space telescope do?Continue reading on Starts With A Bang! »

Between war, disease, environmental destruction, and resource overconsumption, our civilization's future is uncertain. Can science save us?Continue reading on Starts With A Bang! »

As far as we can tell, there's no limit to how far it goes on; only a limit to how far we can see. Could the Universe truly be infinite?Continue reading on Starts With A Bang! »

The Earth is a massive planet, but doesn't form a truly perfect sphere. Here's how to understand our strongest and weakest gravity points.Continue reading on Starts With A Bang! »

Neither Vannevar Bush's "Science: the Endless Frontier" nor OSTP's "Science: A New Golden Age" got it fully right. Here's what they missed.Continue reading on Starts With A Bang! »