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Ethan Siegel
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Starts With A Bang!
Aug 21, 2023
The 13 scales that define our physical Universe
The visible Universe extends 46.1 billion light-years…
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Ethan Siegel
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Starts With A Bang!
Mar 29, 2023
What is a black hole’s actual size?
What do we mean by a black hole’s size? A photon sphere? The…
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Ethan Siegel
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Starts With A Bang!
Jan 20, 2023
Ask Ethan: How can we comprehend the size of the Universe?
Human beings are tiny creatures compared to…
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Ethan Siegel
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Starts With A Bang!
Jun 6, 2022
17 pictures that show how mind-bogglingly large the Universe is
The observable Universe is 92 billion…
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Ethan Siegel
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Starts With A Bang!
Nov 8, 2021
How big will the Sun become when it dies?
Our Sun will continue to grow, becoming a red giant and…
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Ethan Siegel
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Starts With A Bang!
Sep 1, 2021
How Small Was The Universe At The Start Of The Big Bang?
If it wasn’t a singularity, how small could…
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Ethan Siegel
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Starts With A Bang!
Aug 28, 2019
How Do We Know How Small An Elementary Particle Is?
When we split something into its most fundamental…
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Ethan Siegel
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Starts With A Bang!
Jul 21, 2018
Ask Ethan: How Large Is The Entire, Unobservable Universe?
If we know how big the observable Universe…
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Ethan Siegel
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Starts With A Bang!
Sep 23, 2017
Ask Ethan: If Matter Is Made Of Point Particles, Why Does Everything Have A Size?
Everything is made…
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Ethan Siegel
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Starts With A Bang!
Sep 6, 2017
Why understanding scale is vital, not just for science, but for everyone
We may use superlatives all…
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