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Project Universe 30 - The Big Bang
WarrenChu000
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The Big Bang occurred 20 billion years ago (as hypothesized in 1978)* when the universe expanded from a single point of infinite density. Although the physics of the initi...
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Project Universe 29 - The Expanding Universe
WarrenChu000
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Edwin Hubble was the first to investigate the distribution of galaxies around us.
The distribution of galaxy super-clusters througout the universe is not evenly spread o...
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Project Universe 28 - Quasars
WarrenChu000
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Quasars are exceedingly bright objects billions of light years from us first discovered in 1963 by Dr. Maarten Schmidt.
Quasars have luminosity of a thousand Milky Way g...
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Project Universe 27 - Galaxies
WarrenChu000
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Galaxies were recognized as other island universes like the Milky Way Galaxy by Edwin Hubble in 1925.
Cepheid variable stars allow distance measurements out to the Andro...
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Project Universe 26 - Black Holes
WarrenChu000
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A black hole is formed when a star implodes with enough force to overcome the nuclear strong force. If the neutron core of a supernova is greater than about 2 solar masses...
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Project Universe 25 - Supernovae & Pulsars
WarrenChu000
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Electron degeneracy pressure limits lower mass stars from burning carbon into oxygen and evolving further. Stars higher than 4 solar masses will go supernova when carbon i...
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Project Universe 24 - White Dwarfs & Red Giants
WarrenChu000
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Stages of stellar evolution:
- Main sequence stage to red giant.
- Red giant to white dwarf.
- End stage of stars.
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Project Universe 23 - Stars: The Nuclear Furnace
WarrenChu000
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The proton-proton process converts hydrogen into helium and is the energy mechanism for main sequence stars.
The triple alpha process converts helium into carbon and gen...
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Project Universe 22 - Relativity
WarrenChu000
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Einstein's theories of Special Relativity and General Relativity are explained.
Special Relativity describes the effects of uniform linear motion near the speed of light...
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Project Universe 21 - Extraterrestrial Communication
WarrenChu000
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