<![CDATA[Starts With A Bang! - Medium]]> https://medium.com/starts-with-a-bang?source=rss----458a773bccd2---4 https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/proxy/1*TGH72Nnw24QL3iV9IOm4VA.png Starts With A Bang! - Medium https://medium.com/starts-with-a-bang?source=rss----458a773bccd2---4 Medium Thu, 05 Nov 2026 15:42:47 GMT <![CDATA[Was dark matter first discovered by Fritz Zwicky or Vera Rubin?]]>

Back in 1933, Fritz Zwicky postulated the existence of dark matter. Only 40 years later, with Vera Rubin’s work, did we take it seriously.

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]]> https://medium.com/starts-with-a-bang/was-dark-matter-first-discovered-by-fritz-zwicky-or-vera-rubin-cc6b9c6a67b5?source=rss----458a773bccd2---4 https://medium.com/p/cc6b9c6a67b5 Thu, 05 Nov 2026 14:01:03 GMT 2026-11-05T14:01:03.037Z <![CDATA[These five divisions define how far we can go in space]]>

What’s communicable or reachable is different from what’s observable and unobservable, and all of that will evolve as the Universe expands.

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]]> https://medium.com/starts-with-a-bang/these-five-divisions-define-how-far-we-can-go-in-space-0f5615ebda83?source=rss----458a773bccd2---4 https://medium.com/p/0f5615ebda83 Wed, 04 Nov 2026 14:01:03 GMT 2026-11-04T14:01:02.948Z <![CDATA[Do the three quantum forces all unify together?]]>

The idea of grand unification is a tempting one for our Universe, and a fascinating suggestion. But nature won’t necessarily cooperate.

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]]> https://medium.com/starts-with-a-bang/do-the-three-quantum-forces-all-unify-together-2ae34f3b89ed?source=rss----458a773bccd2---4 https://medium.com/p/2ae34f3b89ed Tue, 03 Nov 2026 14:01:03 GMT 2026-11-03T14:01:03.333Z <![CDATA[How long does it take to travel through the Universe at 1g?]]>

1g is our acceleration in Earth’s gravity: 9.8m/s². If a spaceship constantly accelerated at that rate, here’s how far we could travel.

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]]> https://medium.com/starts-with-a-bang/how-long-does-it-take-to-travel-through-the-universe-at-1g-3fc5312cc675?source=rss----458a773bccd2---4 https://medium.com/p/3fc5312cc675 Mon, 02 Nov 2026 14:01:11 GMT 2026-11-02T14:01:10.341Z <![CDATA[Listen: Stellar streams and the dark Universe]]>

In this all-new Starts With A Bang podcast episode, find out how stellar streams have the power to reveal the nature of dark matter.

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]]> https://medium.com/starts-with-a-bang/listen-stellar-streams-and-the-dark-universe-686d66599125?source=rss----458a773bccd2---4 https://medium.com/p/686d66599125 Sat, 31 Oct 2026 14:01:05 GMT 2026-10-31T14:01:05.718Z <![CDATA[Ask Ethan: Can we solve the mysteries of the largest black holes?]]>

Back in 2004, a supermassive black hole from 10.8 billion years ago was found, weighing in at 66 billion solar masses. How is this…

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]]> https://medium.com/starts-with-a-bang/ask-ethan-can-we-solve-the-mysteries-of-the-largest-black-holes-d7e88703a792?source=rss----458a773bccd2---4 https://medium.com/p/d7e88703a792 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 14:01:03 GMT 2026-10-30T14:01:03.315Z <![CDATA[The sci-fi inspired “cloaking device” makes invisibility possible]]>

Two types of nanotechnology, metalenses and metamaterials, could soon make Star Trek’s long-imagined “cloaking device” a reality.

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]]> https://medium.com/starts-with-a-bang/the-sci-fi-inspired-cloaking-device-makes-invisibility-possible-b1e1aed797b0?source=rss----458a773bccd2---4 https://medium.com/p/b1e1aed797b0 Thu, 29 Oct 2026 14:01:05 GMT 2026-10-29T14:01:04.371Z <![CDATA[Are we asking the wrong questions about dark matter?]]>

The biggest question most often asked about dark matter is whether it exists. But astrophysically, we’ve long moved on to the next step.

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]]> https://medium.com/starts-with-a-bang/are-we-asking-the-wrong-questions-about-dark-matter-3089d27ac802?source=rss----458a773bccd2---4 https://medium.com/p/3089d27ac802 Wed, 28 Oct 2026 14:01:07 GMT 2026-10-28T14:01:05.803Z <![CDATA[MMX mission to reveal the origins of the Martian moons]]>

JAXA’s Martian Moons eXploration mission has just launched. The origin of Phobos and Deimos are at stake, with samples returning home soon.

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]]> https://medium.com/starts-with-a-bang/mmx-mission-to-reveal-the-origins-of-the-martian-moons-0ac45869a66a?source=rss----458a773bccd2---4 https://medium.com/p/0ac45869a66a Tue, 27 Oct 2026 14:01:07 GMT 2026-10-31T07:02:35.042Z <![CDATA[The ultimate key to unlocking the heart of the Milky Way]]>

The right kind of telescope can get us to our central black hole. But it took something extra to go all the way to seeing its event…

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