Remarkable new observations with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have revealed for the first time that the remnants of a recent supernova are filled with newly formed dust. If this dust is penetrating the interstellar medium in sufficient quantities, it could explain the dusty, dark appearance of many galaxies. Galaxies are notably dusty places […]
It's another weekend, and the weekend, my most productive time of the month, is almost over. I'll be posting on both days. Unfortunately, I won't be posting much until the end of the month. I have two classes: one weekday evening and one weekend. I'm also writing a project […]
Two things have happened because many channels (even those like the Discovery Channel abroad) distort science so that everyone can understand it. First, the Big Bang is seen as a real explosion. Second, the Big Bang is claimed to prove that the universe came from nothing.
It's a new year, everyone's wishing each other a happy new year, and everything is going well. Don't expect me to celebrate. I don't care, except for the holiday. I've already quit smoking, and I'm a bit irritable. I thought I'd share the pictures you couldn't share on the first day due to a problem with your image library, and one more I've managed to get. Normally, I was going to share the pictures below before New Year's, but it just didn't work out. […]
After my article "Is Matter Consisting of Empty Space?", I was asked questions. I wanted to answer them here. First, let me answer Nazan's question. She asked about the details of the method used to discover the atomic nucleus, and since the electron moves close to the speed of light, shouldn't it be visible everywhere on the sphere? To explain the experiment in detail, I'll quote from the book "Particle Physics: The Adventure of Discovering the Smallest Particles - Sezen Sekmen." Nazan […]
Yes. Absolutely. 99.99 percent of everything you see is empty (Of course, what we understand here isn't emptiness; that's a separate topic). You know what an atom is. It consists of a nucleus and electrons spinning around it. But have you ever wondered about the size of these nuclei and electrons and the distance between them? Let's give you an example to illustrate. Imagine a hydrogen atom the size of Earth. The nucleus of hydrogen […]
