When an ambulance rushes towards you the pitch of its sirens is different then when its speeding away. Ever wonder why that is? It’s called Doppler shift. Let’s find out what that is.
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The Death of Black Holes
I’ve already explained how black holes suck up everything, including light. You’d expect them to grow forever. However, that’s not what happens…
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Last week, two protoplanets in another star system were directly imaged. That seems like a good excuse to talk about planetary formation.
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Above is a picture of a deep sea fish called the Mariana snailfish. This fish lives at 8 kilometers deep, or roughly 5 miles, and is transparent. It got me thinking about science fiction.
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In my career as a software developer, I’ve seen a lot of television and novels mangle the depiction of hackers. Today, let’s go blow apart some of those erroneous depictions.
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