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billslugg replied to the thread Photon theory."Please let me know if there is solid evidence that photons can be massless." There is no such evidence because a photon is only... -
billslugg replied to the thread What are boson stars — and what do they have to do with dark matter?.Photons have no rest mass, but all photons are moving . All photons have mass as do all other forms of pure energy. Matter has mass and...
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billslugg replied to the thread Scientists discover exoplanet with 20,500 mph winds — the fastest in the known universe.A planet that is tidally locked to a star has one side constantly pointed to the star. If you go to the back side of the planet and look...
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billslugg replied to the thread Photonic-Optic Meta-Lattice (POML): Shattering Limits of Light Manipulation and Resolution.Thank you for the information!
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Yes, it’s true that the quantum realm allows for phenomena that do not occur in classical physics, such as superposition, tunneling, and... -
billslugg replied to the thread New scientific calculator.223⁄71 < π < 22⁄7 Archimedes, 3rd century BC
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billslugg replied to the thread What are boson stars — and what do they have to do with dark matter?.Yes, gravity is a function of mass. All forms of matter and energy possess mass.
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billslugg replied to the thread Scientists discover exoplanet with 20,500 mph winds — the fastest in the known universe.As viewed from the star, the planet is not rotating. The star never moves in the sky as seen from the planet. The planet rotates once...
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billslugg replied to the thread Partial solar eclipse September 2025: Everything you need to know about the 'solstice' solar eclipse.Author Jamie Carter blurb: "His special skill is turning tech-babble into plain English." He failed at his assigned task in the very...
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billslugg replied to the thread Scientists discover exoplanet with 20,500 mph winds — the fastest in the known universe.If the planet is tidally locked, the star stays fixed in the sky. There is no "morning side " or "evening side". I don't understand.
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billslugg replied to the thread Beam me to the stars.The Quaise company is further along than anyone in thermal gyrotron drilling but their website monthly status reports are just rehashes...
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billslugg replied to the thread Blueprint for an Advanced International Space Agreement.When called to account, it is customary to be somewhat formal. Writing with no caps, punctuation or paragraphs is disrespectful. Easy to...
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Crewed missions to Mars are far more hype than substance and are not even close to achievable and including return capability in my view...
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All of these arguments make some sense only to those who accept that the universe originated with a big bang.
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That would be true if it were a Doppler model. It’s not. Hence the “cosmological redshift” describes it. At only ~ z=1,4 galaxies are...
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