Tag: "universe"
The State of the Universe: Matter and Age Up, Dark Energy Down
The European Space Agency's Planck mission has generated a map of the infant universe that refines our understanding of what it's all made of and has upped its age by 100 million years.
Post on May 03, 2013 by Ben Burress from KQED Science
Post on Mar 08, 2013 by Ben Burress from QUEST Northern California
In Search of the Oldest Stuff: Rocks of Ages
What's the oldest stuff you've ever seen, or better still, touched? Have you felt awe from contact with something of great antiquity? How old can stuff be?
Post on Mar 23, 2012 by Ben Burress from QUEST Northern California
Luna Nova: Moon of the Cretaceous Skies
Although I am a lifelong fan of science, I’ve also been a lifelong fan of science fiction—so I sometimes experience conflict on the borderlands where the two meet.
Post on Dec 02, 2011 by Ben Burress from QUEST Northern California
Far Out, Man: Measuring Astronomical Distances
How do we know how far away celestial objects are? This shouldn't be taken for granted, as it's not as straightforward as sounding the depth of the ocean.
Post on Jul 03, 2009 by Ben Burress
A Long and Winding DNA
How long would the DNA from every living thing on Earth stretch? Could we make it to the next star? The next galaxy? The end of the Universe?
Post on Feb 02, 2009 by Dr. Barry Starr
Stars and Sand Grains
Astronomers have estimated that there are about 200 billion stars in the Milky Way Galaxy. Galaxies come in many sizes, both much larger and considerably smaller than our home galaxy.
Post on Nov 21, 2008 by Andrea Kissack
Thoughts on Science and Religion
The universe is made of stories. The Universe Is Made of Stories I think the central story of Christianity is not one of the parables of Jesus, or even his death and resurrection, but a simple story of a meal shared with friends. The story goes like this: Jesus took a loaf of bread in [...]
Post on May 16, 2008 by Jim Gunshinan
