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Ask Ethan: Why didn’t the Big Bang become a black hole?
Ask Ethan: Why didn’t the Big Bang become a black hole?
If you bring too much mass or energy together in one location, you’ll inevitably create a black hole. So why didn’t the Big Bang become…
Ethan Siegel
Jun 7
Is the “Methuselah star” really older than the Universe?
Is the “Methuselah star” really older than the Universe?
The Universe is precisely dated at 13.8 billion years old, but astronomers claim the Methuselah star is 14.5 billion years old. What gives?
Ethan Siegel
Jun 6
8 basic unanswered questions about the known particles
8 basic unanswered questions about the known particles
It’s 2024, and we still only know of the fundamental particles of the Standard Model: nothing more. But these 8 unanswered questions…
Ethan Siegel
Jun 5
The Higgs boson’s most captivating puzzle still remains
The Higgs boson’s most captivating puzzle still remains
Predicted way back in the 1960s, the discovery of the Higgs boson in 2012 completed the Standard Model. Here’s why it remains fascinating.
Ethan Siegel
Jun 4
Ask Ethan: Will the Universe ever reach equilibrium?
Ask Ethan: Will the Universe ever reach equilibrium?
The expanding Universe, in many ways, is the ultimate out-of-equilibrium system. After enough time passes, will we eventually get there?
Ethan Siegel
May 31
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