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across the universe in a lifetime. with a catch.
# space

across the universe in a lifetime. with a catch.

If we could accelerate to more than 90% of the speed of light, we could billions of light years in a human lifetime. With two major gotchas...

black holes and ancient dwarf galaxies
# space

black holes and ancient dwarf galaxies

We can't see a black hole directly, even a supermassive one. But we can see where they are by tracking the orbits of the objects around them...

the trouble with wormholes
# science

the trouble with wormholes

Wormholes exist, but they may be impractical for travel according to what we know about the physics behind them.

why we’re stuck with dark energy
# space

why we’re stuck with dark energy

No matter what we try, we can't get around the need for dark matter in our equations and observations.

black hole bares all for science
# science

black hole bares all for science

Two physicists ask if you could ever expose the mysterious core of a black hole in a new paper.

astronomy abuse, now on national tv
# science

astronomy abuse, now on national tv

ABC's Tandem follows the age old tradition of cramming enough technobabble into the plot of a space themed disaster show and hope the audience doesn't ask questions.

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