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Ethan Siegel
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Starts With A Bang!
Nov 17, 2023
Ask Ethan: Why don’t neutrons bind together?
In our Universe, all stable atomic nuclei have protons in…
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Ethan Siegel
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Starts With A Bang!
Jun 21, 2023
The periodic table you grew up with is wrong
Up until 2002, we thought that the heaviest stable…
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Ethan Siegel
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Starts With A Bang!
Dec 21, 2022
Ignition achieved! Nuclear fusion power now within reach
Nuclear fusion has long been seen as the…
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Ethan Siegel
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Sep 8, 2022
1.7 billion years ago, Earth had a natural nuclear reactor
Planets can create nuclear power on their…
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Ethan Siegel
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Feb 15, 2022
Nuclear fusion explained
Why power generated through nuclear fusion will be the future, but not the…
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Ethan Siegel
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Oct 18, 2021
The 3 types of energy stored within every atom
Chemical energy, where electrons transition in atoms…
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Ethan Siegel
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Oct 28, 2020
The World Needs Nuclear Power, And We Shouldn’t Be Afraid Of It
As we embrace green solutions, nuclear…
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Ethan Siegel
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Apr 4, 2020
Ask Ethan: How Can A Nuclear Bomb Be Hotter Than The Center Of Our Sun?
The center of our Sun tops out…
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Ethan Siegel
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Nov 29, 2018
This Is How Humanity’s First Nuclear Explosion Created A New, Radioactive Mineral
At the Trinity test…
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Ethan Siegel
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Starts With A Bang!
May 4, 2018
Why Science Demands We Keep The Iran Nuclear Deal
In 2015, the United States brokered a revolutionary…
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