Incredible Curiosities #5

1. You are looking at the past

Many centuries ago, physicist thought that the speed of light was infinite. However, that being proved impossible, the speed of light, c, was recognized as being 3 x108( 10 followed by 8 zeros)  meters per second. Then, this led to the conclusion that everything we see is actually from the past. Why?

Today's Scientific Joke #5

Two atoms were walking across a road when one of them said, "I think I lost an electron!" "Really!" the other replied, "Are you sure?" "Yes, I 'm absolutely positive." 



Explanation: When atoms have no electrons, they have positive charge, or are absolutely positive. 

( HA HA HA).


Credits:

jupiterscientific.org

The Standard Model

The Standard Model is just like the periodic table. But… with particles. And keeping the weird names.

Higgs Boson 's Big Brother?

Scientists at the Large Hadron Collider, one of the world’s most important particle accelerator, have found signs of a new particle that could change all of our ideas on the Standard Particle Model.

White Holes

If black holes aren’t already crazy enough, imagine if you see one of these….

Today's Scientific Joke #4

There is a sign in Munich that reads, "Heisenberg might have slept here."


Explanation: According to Heinsenberg's Uncertainty Principle, you can not tell any particle's position or velocity down to quantum level. 


Credits:

jupiterscientific.org

Super Spiral galaxies found

A new type of monsters was spotted in our cosmos: the super spiral galaxies, enormous galaxies that can be as big as fours times the size of the Milky Way or 14 times its brightness.