Using controlled nuclear fusion for a source of virtually unlimited power that is pollution-free has been a dream of physicists since Einstein. Though it is still a long way off, a new breakthrough has occurred where researchers actually saw a net gain in energy following a fusion reaction. The announcement comes from the National Ignition […]
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Astronomy thought of the day: Apparent
Since this is timely, try this on for size. Professor Stephen Hawking claimed that black holes do not exist – at least, not as we currently understand them. He claims that the traditional notion of a black hole’s “event horizon” from which nothing can escape, even light, is incompatible with quantum physics. If so, physicists […]