07 MAY 2012 by ideonexus Losing the Human Perspective in the Vastness of the Cosmos
Tyson talks about how easy it is to forget human dilemmas when we consider the immense size of our Universe.
Folksonomies: humanity,universe,scale

06 JAN 2012 by ideonexus Facts About the Hubble Ultra Deep Field
Interesting factoids about the epic photo that illustrate the scale of the Universe.
Folksonomies: astronomy,universe,scale,hubble,galaxies,epic

02 JAN 2012 by ideonexus The Realization That the Universe May End
The historical realization that the Universe might die in a "crunch" was followed by the idea that it might rise again like a phoenix.
Folksonomies: history,philosophy,universe,cosmos,time,cosmic crunch

01 JAN 2012 by ideonexus The Wonders of the Universe
Carl Sagan describes some of the amazing things science and astronomy have discovered in our universe.
Folksonomies: astronomy,universe,wonders

01 JAN 2012 by ideonexus Black Holes are Separate Universes
A strange conceptual idea, that implies our own Universe is a Black Hole as well.
Folksonomies: universe,cosmos,black holes

01 JAN 2012 by ideonexus We Are Made of Star Stuff
This might be the original source of this quote.
Folksonomies: stars,universe,cosmos,sagan,cosmic,harmony

13 DEC 2011 by ideonexus Stable Orbits are Impossible in More Than Three Dimensions
The force of gravity gets weaker the more dimensions you add to the Universe, making stable planetary orbits impossible.
Folksonomies: physics,gravity,universe,laws of nature,dimensions

13 DEC 2011 by ideonexus The Precarious Laws of Nature
If the laws of nature were different by a very small amount, the Universe would not work in such a way as to produce life.
Folksonomies: physics,life,universe,laws of nature

13 DEC 2011 by ideonexus The Creation of Carbon in Stars
Requires a very delicate balance of natural laws. If the strong nuclear force were to change by as little as 0.5 percent, there would be no carbon or oxygen in the Universe.
Folksonomies: physics,carbon,stars,universe,laws of nature