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The Sun

Posted on July 24, 2014 by PlatoHagel

24 July 2014 – Mission Day: 6810 – DOY: 205 “Courtesy of NASA/SDO and the AIA, EVE, and HMI science teams.” *** Spun and Confused Published on Jul 21, 2014 A long arch of plasma (called a prominence) was pulled … Continue reading →

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NASA Television | NASA

Posted on July 12, 2014 by PlatoHagel

NASA Television | NASA Dialogos of Eide

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Prototype Robot With Smartphone to Test 3-D Mapping, Navigation Inside Space Station | NASA

Posted on July 10, 2014 by PlatoHagel

 Image Credit: NASA/Ames Orbital Sciences Corporation’s Cygnus spacecraft will carry 3,293 pounds (1,493.8 kg) of cargo on its upcoming commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station, including crew supplies, nanosatellites, student research and this prototype free-flying space robot equipped … Continue reading →

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What’s a Color?

Posted on July 9, 2014 by PlatoHagel

 What is color? It seems like a simple question at first, but when you think about it, the reality of what we’re seeing is a pretty complex situation. Our human eyes sift through a small piece of the vast electromagnetic … Continue reading →

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First Full 3D Model of Eta Carinae Nebula Created by Nasa Scientists

Posted on July 9, 2014 by PlatoHagel

An international team of astronomers has developed a 3D model of a giant cloud ejected by the massive binary system Eta Carinae during its 19th century outburst. Eta Carinae lies about 7,500 light-years away in the southern constellation of Carina … Continue reading →

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Algebraic Topology

Posted on July 8, 2014 by PlatoHagel

A first course in Algebraic Topology, with emphasis on visualization, geometric intuition and simplified computations. Given by Assoc Prof N J Wildberger at UNSW. The really important aspect of a course in Algebraic Topology is that it introduces us to … Continue reading →

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Proofing BICEP2

Posted on July 2, 2014 by PlatoHagel

Inflation—the hypothesis that the Universe underwent a phase of superluminal expansion in a brief period following the big bang—has the potential of explaining, from first principles, why the Universe has the structure we see today. It could also solve outstanding … Continue reading →

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Puffing in Large Scale Interactions

Posted on June 29, 2014 by PlatoHagel

This combination of three wavelengths of light from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory shows one of the multiple jets that led to a series of slow coronal puffs on Jan. 17, 2013. The light has been colorized in red, green and … Continue reading →

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From the Mathematics of Supersymmetry to the Music of Arnold Schoenberg

Posted on June 28, 2014 by PlatoHagel

Published on Jun 28, 2014 https://perimeterinstitute.ca/videos/… The concept of supersymmetry, though never observed in nature, has driven a great deal of research in theoretical physics over the past several decades. Much has been learned through this research, but many unresolved … Continue reading →

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On Superposition

Posted on June 28, 2014 by PlatoHagel

Published on Jun 18, 2014 MIT 8.04 Quantum Physics I, Spring 2013View the complete course: http://ocw.mit.edu/8-04S13Instructor: Allan Adams In this lecture, Prof. Adams discusses a series of thought experiments involving “box apparatus” to illustrate the concepts of uncertainty and superposition, … Continue reading →

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