Ethan SiegelinStarts With A Bang!Hidden variable alternative to quantum spookiness failsDo we actually live in a deterministic Universe, despite quantum physics? An alternative, non-spooky interpretation has now been ruled out.2h ago12h ago1
Ethan SiegelinStarts With A Bang!Longest, strongest black hole jets of all-time discoveredWith the discovery of Porphyrion, we’ve now seen black hole jets spanning 24 million light-years: the scale of the cosmic web.1d ago41d ago4
Ethan SiegelinStarts With A Bang!Why we’ll never shoot Earth’s garbage into the SunIt would get rid of our hazardous, radioactive, and pollutive waste for good, but physics tells us it’s a losing strategy for elimination.2d ago122d ago12
Ethan SiegelinStarts With A Bang!What JWST found in the extreme outer Milky WayAlmost all of the stars, planets, and interesting physics happens in the inner portions of galaxies. Is that conventional wisdom all wrong?3d ago43d ago4
Ethan SiegelinStarts With A Bang!Ask Ethan: Could a “copy” of me exist in the Multiverse?Within our observable Universe, there’s only one Earth and one “you.” But in a vast multiverse, so much more becomes possible.6d ago66d ago6
Ethan SiegelinStarts With A Bang!Global warming makes hurricanes stronger, but less frequentThe laws of physics aren’t changing. But the Earth’s conditions are different than what they used to be, and so are hurricanes as a result.Sep 198Sep 198
Ethan SiegelinStarts With A Bang!Why the electron’s mass is vital to life in the UniverseMost fundamental constants could be a little larger or smaller, and our Universe would still be similar. But not the mass of the electron.Sep 189Sep 189
Ethan SiegelinStarts With A Bang!10 insights about the expanding Universe from a Nobel LaureateIn the expanding Universe, different ways of measuring its rate give incompatible answers. Nobel Laureate Adam Riess explains what it…Sep 174Sep 174
Ethan SiegelinStarts With A Bang!JWST finds distant galaxy with “impossible” light signatureHydrogen emission lines have never been seen earlier than 550 million years after the Big Bang. So why does JADES-GS-z13-1-LA have one?Sep 169Sep 169
Ethan SiegelinStarts With A Bang!Starts With A Bang Podcast #109 — Launching a galactic coneGalactic activity doesn’t just arrive when supermassive black holes feast on matter. Before, during, and after all create fascinating…Sep 14Sep 14