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Nuclear Fusion and Its Future Uses In Spacecraft
I was getting confused about fusion and fission the other day. Is there a difference? Yes, there is looking at fission it’s like the difference between chalk and cheese, one is nice and cuddly the other is prickly and unfriendly. Fission is the unfriendly one and is the one used in nuclear power stop. The [...]
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Does Something Unknown Lurk at the Galactic Center?
It may be a bit of a long way away (26,000 ly) but it is an interesting place to go. At 26,000 light years away it would take 26,000 years as measured by clocks on Earth at the speed of light, and no time at all as measured by your watch. Time is relative, not fixed. [...]
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Blow Up Your Brain With Quantum Physics, Or Perhaps Not?
Quantum theory is bizarre and daft and if somebody told me about this in the pub then I would laugh them outside, and then drown myself in beer. In order to try and understand, we need to forget everything we know about what causes things to happen and what effects are caused. You also need to [...]
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What Are We And The Universe Made Out Of?
Have you ever looked at something and wondered what it was made out of? Why should you? Well it might be a nice fact to know to impress your neighbours or perhaps your friends or even the butcher. Then again it might just be interesting. Everybody learns about molecules and atoms at school and in [...]
