First: What is beyond the beyond? One light-year is about 6 trillion miles. Light travels at a speed of 186,000 miles per second. Our sun is the closest star to us. It is a trip of 93 million miles. Andromeda, the nearest galaxy to our Milky Way, is 2.5 million...
Why does dark energy cause the universe’s expansion at the intergalactic level but not at the interstellar level? One problem is that many popular accounts make it appear that “space” is some substance expanding and dragging stuff along. THIS IS WRONG. Let me...
THIS BLOG’S GOAL IS TO COMBINE SCIENCE AND CHRISTIANITY INTO A LEARNED BELIEF RESULT. The sheer magnitude of space is a source of endless fascination. The Milky Way alone is home to a staggering 200 to 400 billion stars, and when we consider the billions of...
Why does dark energy cause the universe’s expansion at the intergalactic level but not at the interstellar level? One problem is that many popular accounts make it appear that “space” is some substance expanding and dragging stuff along. THIS IS WRONG. Let me...
Mass is proportional to gravity because everything with mass emits tiny particles called gravitons. These gravitons are responsible for gravitational attraction. The more mass, the more gravitons. The properties of gravitons are thought to be responsible for the...