Guide to the Cosmos

Making the Wonders of our Universe
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Robert L. Piccioni, Ph.D.

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"Stars, Energy & Black Holes"

"Our Universe"

"Einstein"


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Stars, Energy and Black Holes

 

  • Why do stars shine?

  • How many stars are there?
  • Can we learn to generate energy more efficiently, like stars do?
  • What happens when stars die in cataclysmic explosions and leave behind exotic remnants like black holes.

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Stellar Nursery, NASA, Hubble telescope

Stellar Nursery • NASA Hubble


Colliding Galaxies, Vassar, NASA, Hubble telescope

Colliding Galaxies
Vassar, NASA Hubble

The Universe

 

  • What do we know about the universe?

  • What do we think it all means?
  •  What's expanding? What isn't?

 

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Einstein for Poets

 

  • What were his greatest contributions to science?

  • How do these impact our daily lives.
  • In plain English, what do his theories really mean?

     

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Albert Einstein, special relativity, general relativity, Time Magazine Person of the Century

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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