Category Archives: Fun

Closing in on Higgs Boson Certainty, But “Standard Model Higgs” Remains Distant

Posted on March 15, 2013 by David

A Higgs Boson? – Likely “The preliminary results with the full 2012 data set are magnificent and to me it is clear that we are dealing with a Higgs boson though we still have a long way to go to … Continue reading →

Posted in Basic Science, Experiments, Fun, News, Particles | Tagged ATLAS, Carl Hagen, CERN, CMS, Color Charge, Dennis Overbye, Francois Englert, Higgs Background History, Large Hadron Collider, Peter Higgs, Robert Brout, Spin, Standard Model Higgs Boson, Tom Kibble | Leave a comment

Why Don’t Three Quarks Add Up to One Proton? (and its not even close)

Posted on January 27, 2013 by David

You’ve probably heard a thousand times that a Proton is made up of three Quarks: Two Up-Quarks and one Down-Quark. Right? So lets just take a quick look to see how they add up. OK – an Up Quark weighs … Continue reading →

Posted in Basic Science, Education, Fun, Particles | Tagged Adrian Cho, CERN, DESY, Particle Standard Model, Prof Strassler, Quark | 7 Comments

Will a Higgs Boson Discovery be Announced in July?

Posted on June 20, 2012 by David

Today I ran across lots of excited rumors on Particle Physics websites that a Higgs boson might be announced at the upcoming International Conference on High Energy Physics in Australia. (The Higgs Boson is a never-observed particle that allegedly “give … Continue reading →

Posted in Basic Astrophysics, Fun, Particles | Tagged Higgs Field, Matt Strassler, Particle physics | Comments Off

Good Fun: For Two Years an Article here Voted One of Best Science Articles of the Year

Posted on June 19, 2012 by David

For the second year in a row an article from this CosmologyScience.com website was voted one of the best science blog articles of the year at 3-Quarks Daily. This is thanks to friends, colleagues and you readers. This year articles … Continue reading →

Posted in Contest, Fun, News | Tagged Arts Literature, Big Bang, International Astronomical Union, Scientific American | Leave a comment

Cosmic Microwave Radiation Surprise

Posted on May 31, 2012 by David

(c) Copyright 2012 David Dilworth What gives more detailed images (higher resolution) – an iPhone or the COBE satellite camera used to propel Big Bang into the leading Cosmology concept? News Flash: (June 17, 2012) This article was just voted … Continue reading →

Posted in Basic Astrophysics, Basic Science, Big Bang Models, Cosmic Microwave Radiation, Definitions, Education, Fun | Tagged angular resolution, Big Bang, CMBR, COBE, Cosmic Microwave Foreground, foreground microwave radiation, Hubble ultra-deep field, iphone, NASA, PLANCK, poor angular resolution, sensor sensitivity, subtracting foreground microwaves, WMAP | 32 Comments

Astronomical Image Enhancements

Posted on March 18, 2012 by David

It is not always made clear that astronomical images are altered or “cleaned-up” before we see them. You know the colors of gasses and dust are “adjusted” so we can more easily see different astrophysical phenomena. You might be surprised … Continue reading →

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Stars or Sand? Are there more Grains of Beach Sand or Stars in our Visible Universe?

Posted on October 10, 2011 by David

This began as a simple question, but it has intrigued enough people that I decided to feature it as an article and expand it so we can have some fun. _____________Carol Charming: “I have heard people say that there are … Continue reading →

Posted in Basic Science, Education, Fun | Tagged Carmel Bays, Carmel Beach, Estimating, orders of magnitude, Sand, Scientific Wild Ass Guess, sextillion, Stars, Universe | 15 Comments

Universe Maps (inspire look for our nearest non-solar planet)

Posted on August 9, 2011 by David

Here’s a very good set of maps of our Universe. It starts with maps of our solar system, then, in steps, it covers larger and larger volumes of space. Here you go — “Map of Our Universe”

Posted in Basic Science, Education, Fun, Structure | Tagged Epsilon Eridani, SETI, Universe Maps | Leave a comment

HyperBaseline Telescopes – NanoArcSecond Resolution

Posted on July 1, 2011 by David

HyperBaseline Telescopes (c) Copyright 2011 David j Dilworth Imagine resolving details of nearby stars and their planets. Sub-nano-arc second resolution should be possible with this proposal for a telescope that is composed of a set of three sets of two … Continue reading →

Posted in Basic Science, Experiments, Fun, Proposal | Tagged HelioSphere, IR, MagnetoPause, Solar Map, Sub-nano-arc second resolution, UV, VLBA, Voyager spacecraft | 2 Comments

Explore the Whole Night Sky – Interactively

Posted on May 12, 2011 by David

Ever want to explore the whole night sky ? Here you go thanks to Nick Risinger—

Posted in Basic Science, Education, Fun, News | Tagged App, Whole Night Sky | 2 Comments

Earth from Orbit – Live Video

Posted on May 12, 2011 by David

Live video of our Earth from orbit (from the International Space Station or ISS courtesy of NASA) http://www.ustream.tv/channel/iss-hdev-payload And here’s the International Space Station ground tracking position to you can tell where on the earth it is. https://web.archive.org/web/20180509213552/http://iss.astroviewer.net/ Here’s a … Continue reading →

Posted in Basic Science, Education, Fun | Tagged Great Salt Lake, International Space Station, ISS, NASA | 3 Comments

Fun Cosmology Talk at MIRA Holiday Party

Posted on November 16, 2010 by David

MIRA (Monterey Institute for Research in Astronomy) will hold their fabulous annual Holiday Party on December 12. During the fest / feast they are excited about me providing a 15-20 minute presentation titled “Ground Rules for Cosmology.” Come and join … Continue reading →

Posted in Basic Astrophysics, Education, Events, Fun, Models | 1 Comment