As astronomers discovered that we live in a great big universe, they considered a fundamental question: is the Universe the same everywhere?
Nov 25th: Homogeneity
Tag: universe
Aug 20th: Is the Universe Making Any New Galaxies?
Jul 30th: What is the Universe Expanding Into?
Many of you consistently ask: If the Universe is expanding, then what is it expanding into?
Jul 2nd: Where is the Center of the Universe?
What does it mean for the Universe to have a center? Could we ever travel to ours? What is a singularity?
Jun 18th: Does the Universe Get Shorter When You Go Faster?
How does length contraction work in relativity? Do moving objects really get shorter? What about from their perspective? How are we supposed to make sense of any measurement?]
Mar 19th: Will Our Universe End in a Big Rip?
How can a “big rip” tear the Universe apart? What does that mean for existence itself? Is it going to happen, and what are we doing to find out? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman!
Dec 1st: The Universe is (Still) Trying to Murder Us
In today’s episode, we’re going to look at everything from how past Earth couldn’t support photosynthesis because the days were just too short, to current Earth letting us get hit by more Cosmic Rays prior to Earthquakes going off, and to supernovae threatening our world while alien stars eat other planets.
Aug 22nd: Only So Much
It’s a big Universe, even Mars is far away. You can’t have everything.
Jul 21st: How Many Stars In The Universe?
Today #365DaysOfAstro explains how many stars there are. How many can you see with your eyes, with binoculars or a small telescope? How many stars in the Milky Way? How many in the entire Universe?
Jun 21st: Why the Universe Exists
The biggest question of them all…why the Universe exists? Find the answers along with other questions on today’s @AwesomeAstroPod at #365DaysOfAstro