<![CDATA[Starts With A Bang! - Medium]]> https://medium.com/starts-with-a-bang?source=rss----458a773bccd2---4 https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/proxy/1*TGH72Nnw24QL3iV9IOm4VA.png Starts With A Bang! - Medium https://medium.com/starts-with-a-bang?source=rss----458a773bccd2---4 Medium Sat, 14 Nov 2026 00:31:25 GMT <![CDATA[Ask Ethan: Can you explain the Higgs boson in depth?]]>

The Higgs boson, officially discovered in 2012, is unique among all known fundamental particles. But what is it really all about?

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]]> https://medium.com/starts-with-a-bang/ask-ethan-can-you-explain-the-higgs-boson-in-depth-4173b50d02b7?source=rss----458a773bccd2---4 https://medium.com/p/4173b50d02b7 Fri, 13 Nov 2026 15:01:04 GMT 2026-11-13T15:01:04.371Z <![CDATA[3 original methods for measuring the distance to the stars]]>

For thousands of years, humanity had no idea how far away the stars were. In the 1600s, Newton, Huygens, and Hooke all claimed to get…

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]]> https://medium.com/starts-with-a-bang/3-original-methods-for-measuring-the-distance-to-the-stars-327e223a92f9?source=rss----458a773bccd2---4 https://medium.com/p/327e223a92f9 Thu, 12 Nov 2026 15:01:05 GMT 2026-11-12T15:01:04.334Z <![CDATA[A fake Einstein quote actually explains the affordability crisis]]>

Einstein never said his famous “compound interest” quote. But the math of compound interest — and its inverse, inflation — explains so…

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]]> https://medium.com/starts-with-a-bang/a-fake-einstein-quote-actually-explains-the-affordability-crisis-e4354b9a579e?source=rss----458a773bccd2---4 https://medium.com/p/e4354b9a579e Wed, 11 Nov 2026 15:01:06 GMT 2026-11-11T15:01:05.272Z <![CDATA[What natural object is the roundest in the Universe?]]>

Nearly everything has angular momentum, so even massive, self-gravitating objects don’t become perfect spheres. Which one comes the…

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]]> https://medium.com/starts-with-a-bang/what-natural-object-is-the-roundest-in-the-universe-2a217173c163?source=rss----458a773bccd2---4 https://medium.com/p/2a217173c163 Tue, 10 Nov 2026 15:01:07 GMT 2026-11-10T15:01:07.312Z <![CDATA[What Vera Rubin observatory’s first new dwarf planet means]]>

Some are clamoring to make it the Solar System’s 6th official dwarf planet. They’ll be shocked to learn how rich our own backyard truly is.

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]]> https://medium.com/starts-with-a-bang/what-vera-rubin-observatorys-first-new-dwarf-planet-means-31fe89e213eb?source=rss----458a773bccd2---4 https://medium.com/p/31fe89e213eb Mon, 09 Nov 2026 14:01:03 GMT 2026-11-09T14:01:02.641Z <![CDATA[Ask Ethan: What should you do when a respected theory is false?]]>

Every leading scientific idea today will eventually be proven wrong: superseded by a more correct one in the future. Getting there is hard.

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]]> https://medium.com/starts-with-a-bang/ask-ethan-what-should-you-do-when-a-respected-theory-is-false-8fcc83148bd4?source=rss----458a773bccd2---4 https://medium.com/p/8fcc83148bd4 Fri, 06 Nov 2026 14:01:05 GMT 2026-11-06T14:01:03.744Z <![CDATA[Was dark matter first discovered by Fritz Zwicky or Vera Rubin?]]>

Back in 1933, Fritz Zwicky postulated the existence of dark matter. Only 40 years later, with Vera Rubin’s work, did we take it seriously.

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What’s communicable or reachable is different from what’s observable and unobservable, and all of that will evolve as the Universe expands.

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]]> https://medium.com/starts-with-a-bang/these-five-divisions-define-how-far-we-can-go-in-space-0f5615ebda83?source=rss----458a773bccd2---4 https://medium.com/p/0f5615ebda83 Wed, 04 Nov 2026 14:01:03 GMT 2026-11-04T14:01:02.948Z <![CDATA[Do the three quantum forces all unify together?]]>

The idea of grand unification is a tempting one for our Universe, and a fascinating suggestion. But nature won’t necessarily cooperate.

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]]> https://medium.com/starts-with-a-bang/do-the-three-quantum-forces-all-unify-together-2ae34f3b89ed?source=rss----458a773bccd2---4 https://medium.com/p/2ae34f3b89ed Tue, 03 Nov 2026 14:01:03 GMT 2026-11-03T14:01:03.333Z <![CDATA[How long does it take to travel through the Universe at 1g?]]>

1g is our acceleration in Earth’s gravity: 9.8m/s². If a spaceship constantly accelerated at that rate, here’s how far we could travel.

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