Showing posts with label Astrophysics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Astrophysics. Show all posts

Friday, December 22, 2023

Another Biogenesis Hypothesis

"Scientists have long speculated that life didn’t begin on Earth but in space. According to a new preprint, life could have come from intergalactic gas clouds, so-called molecular clouds."

Click on the link below for a 6-minute video presenting the idea:


Wednesday, October 11, 2023

The Probability Of Aliens On Earth

"Dr. Bryan Gillis is here to tell us why it just isn't aliens. Sorry. BUT WHAT IF IT WERE. That question too. This one is a super fun and educational deep dive into space, space travel, the Drake Equation, and more! I also get Bryan's best guess for how aliens ever COULD visit."

Click on the link below for an expert analysis regarding the probability of aliens reaching Earth:

Astrophysicist Wet Blankets All The Alien Talk

Monday, August 21, 2023

Space And Time 101

"What is Spacetime? Are space and time the same thing? Space was thought to be nothing, an empty void with no matter in it. In 1908, Hermann Minkowski postulated that time could be thought of as a 4th dimension along with the three dimensions of space. Einstein later showed that this spacetime is a kind of geometry that can bend, affecting the trajectory and passage of time for objects. How can space and time be part of the same canvas? Space is measured in meters, while time is measured in seconds. How are the two interchangeable?"

Click on the link below for a clear, but somewhat counter-intuitive, understanding of how space and time interact:


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Choose how you look at reality wisely. Yes, it is a binary choice.

Choose how you look at reality wisely. Yes, it is a binary choice.
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