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Inner space
cosmology
particle physics
CERN
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Scattering simulation - new events are being evaluated from initial testing of beam collisions inside CERN's particle collider
For latest news from CERN, click the link . . .
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CERN LHC First Physics
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Inner space
cosmology
theoretical physics
CERN
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Scattering pattern from a typical collision inside CERN's particle collider
For latest news from CERN, click the link . . .
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CERN particle collider
CERN Courier : latest news
CERNland : for children
YouTube CERNTV
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Particles physics
theoretical physics
CERN's Atlas detector
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Data from experiments at CERN is to be analyzed to detect strange particles and confirm or disprove theories of particle physics and
cosmology
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Atlas at CERN :
Particle physics
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Space
cosmology
Universe map |
This is a map of the variation in cosmic background radiation for the entire universe
The remnant low temperature noise is visible between tuned stations on a TV at microwave frequencies
It is highly uniform to parts in 10,000 by degrees as you scan the heavens, but the mapped variations can help
to test some theories of inflationary cosmology and quantum gravity
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Sloan digital Sky Survey
New Scientist
NASA Universe for kids
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Space
cosmology
Universe map |
This is a similar more recent WMAP microwave temperature map of the entire universe shown as two hemispheres.
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Sloan digital Sky Survey
NASA WMAP info
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Inner Space
cosmology
Superstrings
Calabi-Yau
spaceballs |
This is an
image to show tiny balls at each point in spacetime. From supersymmetric string theory, space is
composed of tiny, tiny 10-dimensional strings with our 4D world appearing like ripples on the surface
of a pond as viewed from below. The world below is special - curled up in tiny 6-dimensional balls
called Calabi-Yau spaces.
From loop quantum gravity we have results that length, area, volume and entropy in black holes are
discrete - multiples of very small units of each - everything is ultimately constrained by the
geometry at small scales as depicted by the image.
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Wikipedia
Ed Witten
Perimeter Institute
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Inner space
string theory
theoretical physics
Calabi-Yau torus
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Like the third image from the top, this is a depiction of the tiny curled up dimensions of superstring theory
The Perimeter Institute is now becoming the foremost research facility for theoretical physics
For a brief, understandable introduction to superstrings, click the link . . .
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Perimeter Institute :
Superstring theory
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Quantum
information theory
teleportation
of information
Star Trek
transporter
Teleport Qbits
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Some powerful theorems have proved that cloning is possible with a working quantum gate. First step to transport the state of spin or polarisation of electrons. Then to
more complex structures such as 100 atom molecules, then to live objects
This sounds like complete science fiction, but is provably possible - along with saving the planet, this will ultimately enable humans to survive and explore the cosmos
by using quantum compters like Orac from Blake's seven
The main difficulty is to stop the environment from interfering - hence the problems retrieving Captain Kirk at times . .
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Foundational Questions
Institute :
understanding physics
David Deutsch
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Cosmology
Numerical
evolutionary physics
Cosmic evolution
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Many equations and theories of cosmology, small scale physics cannot be solved except numerically using computers
This graphic shows in four stages the evolution of cosmic structures
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Science Daily :
Cosmic evolution
simulation
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Space
cosmology
Angry Sun |
This is an infrared image of the Sun showing solar flares and the extreme heat of our star's massive
fusion reactor
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Space.com
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Space
cosmology
Eagle
Nebula
M16 |
Gas pillars in the Eagle Nebula M16 star-forming region
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Hubblesite.org
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Space
cosmology
M16 closeup |
This famous
image of gaseous pillars M16a dust cloud is a star nursery. The image is awesome because it is
what it looks like - a star being born
Every organic lifeform also starts here because stars provide the heavier than Helium atomic
elements required in living systems. Eventually stars die and give back lots of matter and energy.
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Hubblesite.org
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Space
cosmology
Thackery's
globdules |
These are what I call oils drops in space :
Thackery's globdules - dense opaque dust clouds in the star-forming region IC2944
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Hubblesite.org
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Space
cosmology
The
Sombrero
galaxy
M104 |
This is
the Sombrero galaxy M104. This composite image is a mixture of visible light and the
infrared image.
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Wikipedia
Hubblesite.org
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Space
cosmology
Starburst
galaxy
M82 |
Starburst galaxy M82
is remarkable for its bright blue disk, webs of shredded clouds, and fiery-looking plumes of glowing
hydrogen blasting out of its central regions. Throughout the galaxy's center, young stars are being born
10 times faster than they are inside our entire Milky Way Galaxy. The resulting huge concentration of young
stars carved into the gas and dust at the galaxy's center. The fierce galactic superwind generated from
these stars compresses enough gas to make millions of more stars.
In M82, young stars are crammed into tiny but massive star clusters. These, in turn, congregate by the
dozens to make the bright patches, or "starburst clumps," in the central parts of M82. The clusters in the
clumps can only be distinguished in the sharp Hubble images. Most of the pale, white objects sprinkled
around the body of M82 that look like fuzzy stars are actually individual star clusters about 20 light-years
across and contain up to a million stars.
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Hubblesite.org
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Space
cosmology
Sprial
Galaxy M64 |
This is
an oblique M64 galaxy image
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Hubblesite.org
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Space
cosmology
Edge on
galaxy
NGC 4013 |
Edge on galaxy NGC 4013
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Hubblesite.org
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Space
cosmology
Black hole
galaxy
NGC 4038 |
Black hole blows bubbles of gas in the galaxy NGC 4038
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Wikipedia
Black holes info
Hubblesite.org
Robert Wald eprintweb
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Space
cosmology
The
Ant Nebula
Menzel 3 |
The Ant Nebula [ Menzel 3 ]: reveals the "ant's" body as a pair of fiery lobes protruding from a dying,
Sun-like star. These Hubble images directly challenge old ideas about the last stages in the lives of stars.
By observing Sun-like stars as they approach their deaths, shows that our Sun's fate probably will be more
interesting, complex, and striking than astronomers imagined just a few years ago.
Though approaching the violence of an explosion, the ejection of gas from the dying star at the center
of Mz 3 has intriguing symmetrical patterns unlike the chaotic patterns expected from an ordinary explosion.
Scientists using Hubble would like to understand how a spherical star can produce such prominent,
non-spherical symmetries in the gas that it ejects.
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Hubblesite.org
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Space
cosmology
astronomy
The
Little Ghost
Nebula |
The Little Ghost Nebula
resides the constellation Ophiuchus, between 2,000 and 5,000 light-years away. When a star with a mass
similar to that of our own Sun nears the end of its lifetime, it expands in size to become a red giant. The
red-giant stage ends when the star expels its outer layers into space, producing a faintly glowing
nebula.
The remnant stellar core in the center is now sending out a flood of ultraviolet (UV) light into the
surrounding gas. The prominent blue-green ring, nearly a light-year in diameter, marks the location where
the energetic UV light has stripped electrons off of atoms in the gas.
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Space.com
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Space
cosmology
The
Antennae
galaxies
NGC 4038
NGC 4039 |
This is
the Antennae galaxies NGC 4038 and 4039 tearing each other apart
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Hubblesite.org
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Space
cosmology
Dying star
in galaxy
NGC 2440 |
Depending on their mass, stars like our Sun can become inert white dwarfs, expand as red giants, or implode as black holes.
Large mass stars can then re-bound explode as supernovae
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Hubblesite.org
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Space
cosmology
Supernova
Aftermath
dual images |
Dual images of a supernova light show - clouds of high energy particles excite neighbouring gas
No Hubble link remaining . . . |
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Space
cosmology
NGC 2074
Early star
formation |
This is panorama of early star formation and gas clouds
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Hubblesite.org
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Space
cosmology
Messier 27
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Cloud detail in Messier 27
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