Kepler’s laws

  • Dark Matter: How Do We Know?

    Dark Matter: How Do We Know?

    In theoretical physics, there are countless theories as to what dark matter is. But how do we know it’s not a wild goose chase? Technically speaking, we don’t. But fortunately for us, this question comes back to one of the…

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  • Johannes Kepler and Planetary Motion

    Johannes Kepler and Planetary Motion

    Thales and Pythagoras suggested that the natural world could be understood. Aristotle dared to imagine what was beyond the Earth. Plato encouraged thought about the universe, even if he did take astronomy one step forward and two steps backward. Copernicus…

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