Daily Archives: November 4, 2019

Cosmology and Exoplanets

Posted on November 4, 2019 by ST Editors

by Prasad Ganti The Nobel prize in Physics for 2019 was announced for two separate advances. One was for Cosmology which moulded our view of the Universe over the last five decades. The second advance was the discovery of planets … Continue reading →

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white dwarf – black hole

Posted on November 4, 2019 by ST Editors

by Theodore Frimet oh my! Ok. I’ll take what I can get. It is a dangerous thing to shout out a Hypothesis. Especially when professional scientists are doing the math, and writing their journal entries. And then you find a … Continue reading →

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The Einstein Cross

Posted on November 4, 2019 by ST Editors

by Theodore R. Frimet How to measure a Gravitational Lens The daily commute to backfill, in Norristown, sometimes has me waiting in the off-ramp. Car is idle, and I spy a bird on the left shoulder. She sits atop a … Continue reading →

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The Milner Experiment

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by Theodore R. Frimet Ok. I am going to actually write about the Milgram Experiment (2). That was where volunteers gave shocks to people. The shocks were make-believe, and the persons receiving the shocks faked their pain and suffering. A … Continue reading →

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Snippets

Posted on November 4, 2019 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan Nobel physics prize Three scientists have been awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics for “ground-breaking” discoveries about the Universe. James Peebles, Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz were announced as this year’s winners at … Continue reading →

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