Category Archives: March 2025

Grasping Time: The Lifespans of Cosmic Objects

Posted on March 2, 2025 by ST Editors

by Abhinav Sukla Most of us will only be around for less than a century. With a lifespan that short, even the times of ancient civilizations feel unimaginably far away. When the frame of reference shifts to cosmic objects, the … Continue reading →

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A lot from “almost nothing”

Posted on March 2, 2025 by ST Editors

by S. Prasad Ganti “There is plenty of room at the bottom” exclaimed the Nobel Prize winning Physicist Richard Feynman. He was referring to the room in the atoms. The nucleus is very tiny, about ten thousand times smaller than … Continue reading →

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Gravitational Waves: Everywhere, All the Time

Posted on March 2, 2025 by ST Editors

by James Peck I thought Kim Burtnyk’s Feb. 11th talk was fascinating and it got me thinking about the nature of the universe. These are just some musings from an amateur scientist that may seem batty, but some ideas from … Continue reading →

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Snippets

Posted on March 2, 2025 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan Astronomers Have Discovered a New Hidden Galaxy Near Andromeda—And It’s Unlike Anything Seen Before A previously unknown dwarf galaxy has been discovered on the outskirts of the Andromeda Galaxy, adding to the growing list … Continue reading →

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