The famous “Schrödinger’s cat” is more than a joke about the unknown. It’s a hypothetical way of understanding an idea in quantum mechanics known as superposition. This week on Wondrium, philosophy meets physics. […]
The Big Bang has technically been ongoing for nearly 14 billion years. As the universe continues to expand, the explosion that started it is still ringing out. The study of its earliest known moments, its first few minutes, continues to be examined. […]
The Big Bang is a popular but misunderstood scientific theory. For example, many people think the Big Bang was a one-time event, but it continues today. This week on Wondrium Shorts, discover the Big Bang’s presence all around us. […]
One problem regarding the research on the cosmic microwave background is the noise and interference emitting from various sources on Earth. The solution is to use space-based telescopes. […]
The notion of a cosmic microwave background was first proposed in 1946. Other predictions regarding the blackbody temperature of the modern universe were also made but it took a while for science to get ever closer to the truth. […]
If we were able to travel in time and decided to travel to the start of the universe, we wouldn’t be able to see anything. This is because the photons that existed at the time wouldn’t be able to travel anywhere. […]
Arno Penzias, Robert Wilson, and Karl Jansky, from 30 years prior, all experienced frustration from receiving background static while working with a cutting-edge radio antenna. […]
Primarily attributed to Albert Einstein, quantum theory and its understanding led to the formation of many modern technologies. Surprisingly, all of that happened because of toasters. Yes, you read it right. Toasters. […]
Max Planck was able to explain the light emitted by hot objects, and do what many physicists had been unable to do. And with this, he began the quantum revolution. […]
Lord Rayleigh and James Jeans tried to study the light emitted by hot objects with their model of the blackbody. However, the model was doomed to failure due to its flaws. […]
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