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Capturing a Piece of the Universe
Located on the vast ice-covered landscape of Antarctica, between mountains covered in snow, and far from any living community, you’ll find small detectors set to sense neutrinos—particles created by cosmic rays coming from space.
Assistant Professor of Physics Jordan Hanson is part of a team of researchers from all over the world who are responsible for creating and setting those detectors.
The team’s goal is to capture neutrinos in their most natural state, which travel with much higher energies than we can currently give sub-atomic particles on Earth.
“At higher levels, the energy changes the way things interact on a…
6 Tips for Snagging Epic Snowsports Action Cam Footage
Get great results from your action cam as you capture your snowy heroics ... and your legendary bails.
Stunning photos capture Earth's highest peaks at their deadliest
Thirteen of the world's tallest, most dangerous mountains have been climbed in winter—mostly by Polish alpinists.
How a False Vacuum Could Destroy the Universe With Terrifying Efficiency
What is a missionary disciple in Renew My Church?
The renewal we are undergoing through Renew My Church is encouraging us to be creative and to sometimes use distinct words or phrases to capture a new concept or to provide a different way of looking at something otherwise familiar.
Finding the Universe's Missing Matter
After decades of coming up short, scientists have finally discovered what was hiding in plain sight.
Could Antimatter Be the Portal Into the Dark Universe?
A new paper asks: What if antimatter is the portal into the dark universe?
Is There Really A Fourth Neutrino Out There In The Universe?
The Standard Model explains all the particles and interactions we see. But it can't explain this.
What Captures Your Attention?
In the world's cacophony of sights and sounds, who or what captures your attention? We constantly need to refocus on Jesus, and do so through His Word.
Are you the missing piece?
Consider being a mentor here at Inter-Faith to assist our families navigate the puzzle of life.
42: The Answer to Life, the Universe and... the Number of Proteins in a Cell?
Scientists have worked out the exact number of protein molecules contained in a cell and the answer seems strangely familiar...
What Piece of the Puzzle Is Your Church?
If you’ve ever worked a jigsaw puzzle, you know the frustration of not being able to find that one missing piece. Most of us could get OCD about one missing piece. We look frantically for that one small piece; in the box and box top, under the box, all around the table, under the table. … What Piece of the Puzzle Is Your Church? Read More »
New Measurements of the Universe Expanding Tell a Confusing Story
Humans don’t know much about the universe, but we do know that most of the gravity holding it together—around 85 percent of it—comes from something we can’t see or touch called dark matter. And some other force we can’t see or touch, called dark energy, is simultaneously causing the universe to expand, at an ever-increasing rate. But our measurements that seek to nail down the effects of dark energy don’t seem to be adding up.
Neutrinos may explain why we don’t live in an antimatter universe
For the universe to exist as it does now, there must have been an imbalance between matter and antimatter early on, which may have been caused by neutrinos
Scientists Are Beginning to Understand How The Universe's First Stars Exploded
A strange star without much iron, yet tons of zinc, indicates some of the very first supernovae might have exploded asymmetrically.
Ask Ethan: How Large Is The Entire, Unobservable Universe?
If we know how big the observable Universe is, why can't we figure out how big the unobservable part is?
Could Misbehaving Neutrinos Explain Why the Universe Exists?
Could new findings explain why the universe is made of matter?
How Do We Know the Age of the Universe?
To the Christian, God’s word is the ultimate, unchanging authority, and so we can rely upon it for answers for many things, such as the age of the universe.
Why information is central to physics and the universe itself
Information may not seem like something physical, yet it has become a central concern for physicists. A wonderful new book explores the importance of the "dataome" for the physical, biological, and human worlds.
10 Facts You Didn't Know About The Universe
The universe is massive and appears to contain infinite wonders. As our technologies become more advanced, we are poised to discover even more and perhaps
Why our universe might exist on a knife-edge
The biggest surprise of discovering the Higgs boson? That there were no surprises. Gian Giudice talks us through a problem in theoretical physics: what if the Higgs field exists in an ultra-dense state that could mean the collapse of all atomic matter? With wit and charm, Giudice outlines a grim fate -- and why we shouldn't start worrying just yet.
