Author Archives: PlatoHagel

Fermi’s Now Deeper Study of the High-Energy Cosmos

Posted on December 1, 2013 by PlatoHagel

This compilation summarizes the wide range of science from the first five years of NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope. Fermi is a NASA observatory designed to reveal the high-energy universe in never-before-seen detail. Launched in 2008, Fermi continues to give … Continue reading →

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Quantum Computing and Evolution?

Posted on November 30, 2013 by PlatoHagel

The unique capability of quantum mechanics to evolve alternative possibilities in parallel is appealing and over the years a number of quantum algorithms have been developed offering great computational benefits. Systems coupled to the environment lose quantum coherence quickly and … Continue reading →

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Swarm

Posted on November 26, 2013 by PlatoHagel

ESA’s magnetic field mission Swarm. A European Space Agency mission to investigate the Earth’s magnetic field in unprecedented detail is due to be launched later this year. Without our planets protective magnetic field, life on our planet would struggle to … Continue reading →

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The Internet

Posted on November 25, 2013 by PlatoHagel

What is the Future of the Internet I plug into the electrical plugin and receive all my information stored on the information grid. There is evolving aspect with which communication is being used, bought and directed as to how this … Continue reading →

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A Universe on the Other Side

Posted on November 25, 2013 by PlatoHagel

 “I think people thought that the universe was smaller, yet discoveries in the last century have found there are black holes everywhere, billions of black holes in our universe and each may produce a universe on the other side, like … Continue reading →

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A Jet in the Milky Way

Posted on November 25, 2013 by PlatoHagel

Composite image of Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way. Image Credit:  X-ray: NASA/CXC/UCLA/Z. Li et al; Radio: NRAO/VLA Astronomers have long sought strong evidence that Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), the supermassive … Continue reading →

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Muon Detection

Posted on November 21, 2013 by PlatoHagel

An image of the shadow of the Moon in muons as produced by the 700m subterranean Soudan 2 detector in the Soudan Mine in Minnesota. The shadow is the result of approximately 120 muons missing from a total of 33 … Continue reading →

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The Third Dimension of Cassiopeia A

Posted on November 17, 2013 by PlatoHagel

There are certain advancements when one sees in a geometrical sense as to understand the Supernova in all it’s glory. So there are many materialistic things with which we can identify as to the course and direction with regard to … Continue reading →

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More on Spherical Cows

Posted on November 17, 2013 by PlatoHagel

Hubble Heritage Project Of course I am always drawn toward the reason for why the universe does certain things and I greatly appreciate how a scientist might explain this to me in the most simplest form, which leaves no doubts. … Continue reading →

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Energy Flow Without Impedance

Posted on November 15, 2013 by PlatoHagel

It has always been of interest to me how one could get energy to flow quite freely without it succumb too the impurities that may have blocked that flow. I mean the correlation in my mind and being the layman … Continue reading →

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