The Other Side of a Black Hole
SEA
Oct 27, 2021
One of astronomy's great, enduring mysteries is what really happens on the inside of a black hole. We know that anything which gets too close to a black hole is destroyed, but if you were able to jump right inside of one, then what would happen and where would you go? Today, we will explore a few of the many exotic and fascinating possibilities for what lies on the other side of a black hole.
First Thing That James Webb Will See
Dec 30, 2021
The James Webb Space Telescope launched on 25 December 2021. As the world awaits the first images from the iconic space telescope, here is what the first year of observation will look like. It will still take up to 3 months for the telescope to return its first image. However, once it is fully deployed, the James Webb Space Telescope will be the most powerful telescope at work.
Quantum Fields: The Real Building Blocks of the Universe - with David Tong
The Royal Institution
Feb 15, 2017
According to our best theories of physics, the fundamental building blocks of matter are not particles, but continuous fluid-like substances known as 'quantum fields'. David Tong explains what we know about these fields, and how they fit into our understanding of the Universe.
Things We’ve Never Seen: The James Webb Space Telescope Explores the Cosmos
World Science Festival
Premiered Dec 23, 2021
The powerful James Webb Space Telescope--the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope--promises insight into profound questions that have dogged philosophers and astronomers for millennia. What is the origin of the universe? How are stars and planets created? Is there life elsewhere in the universe? Brian Greene brings together four scientists who will use the Webb to investigate these very questions: John C. Mather, NASA’s lead scientist on the project and a Nobel Laureate; Natalie Batalha, NASA’s lead scientist on the Kepler Mission, which discovered the first rocky planets outside our solar system; Adam Riess, who earned a Nobel Prize for his revelations about the expansion rate of the universe; and Ewine van Dishoeck, a Kavli Laureate for her pioneering work in the field of astrochemistry.