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  • Cosmology Demystified

    Cosmology Demystified

    That has got to be the single strangest post title I’ve ever written. Of all the whacky branches of science out there, cosmology almost takes the cake — second only, I think, to the downright trippy world of quantum mechanics.…

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  • The Big Bang Theory, Revised

    The Big Bang Theory, Revised

    Imagine a time before stars and galaxies existed, before free-floating subatomic particles combined to form the first atoms, before the synthesis of the first atomic nuclei… Wait a second — this sounds familiar! Way back in May, we rewound the…

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  • What is the Cosmological Principle?

    What is the Cosmological Principle?

    What if I were to ask you: Are there any unique places in the universe? That is, does any one location in the universe have a special vantage point? Does the universe look different from different locations? You might say…

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