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Starts With A Bang!
The Universe is out there, waiting for you to discover it.
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Ethan Siegel
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Starts With A Bang!
Oct 14, 2022
Ask Ethan: Why do galaxies spin?
The Universe begins with negligible amounts of angular momentum…
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Ethan Siegel
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Starts With A Bang!
Sep 21, 2022
Why black holes spin at nearly the speed of light
Black holes aren’t just the densest masses in the…
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Ethan Siegel
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Starts With A Bang!
Jul 8, 2022
Ask Ethan: Is the Universe rotating?
At all distances, the Universe expands along our line-of-sight…
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Ethan Siegel
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Starts With A Bang!
Mar 23, 2022
How fast does the Earth move?
It rotates on its axis, revolves around the Sun, moves throughout the…
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Ethan Siegel
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Starts With A Bang!
Aug 8, 2019
This Is Why Black Holes Must Spin At Almost The Speed Of Light
Many of them are spinning at nearly the…
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Paul Halpern
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Starts With A Bang!
Dec 5, 2017
Spin: The Quantum Property That Should Have Been Impossible
How a quantum number that made no physical…
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Ethan Siegel
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Starts With A Bang!
Apr 26, 2017
Why does the proton spin? Physics holds a surprising answer
It’s tempting to add the spins of the…
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