Category: Gravity

Dark Matter and Dark Energy Explained? Well, not really

December 16, 2018

Ever since it was discovered that the rotational dynamics of spiral galaxies were inconsistent with the observed mass of those galaxies, it has been postulated that missing mass or dark matter was responsible. With fellow staff-member Kent Ford, astronomer Vera Rubin announced at a 1975 meeting of the American Astronomical Society the discovery that most stars in spiral galaxies orbit at roughly … More Dark Matter and Dark Energy Explained? Well, not really

2017 Nobel Prize in Physics Awarded for Gravity Wave Detection

October 4, 2017

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away… This now famous opening scroll of Star Wars is a fitting and appropriate way to begin this story as it describes -perfectly- the environment, origin and progenitor of these waves. Yesterday, 3 October, in what the prestigious Royal Swedish Academy described simply as “a discovery … More 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics Awarded for Gravity Wave Detection

Gravity Waves, A Key Aspect of Einstein’s General Relativity, Detected

February 25, 2016

Those were the headlines two weeks ago in various forms, announcing that gravity waves, a key aspect of Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity, had been detected. Rather than publish this article then, I waited to see what the scope and breadth of the reporting would be and the various reactions to it. Conspiracy theorists were … More Gravity Waves, A Key Aspect of Einstein’s General Relativity, Detected