Avi LoebDiscovery of an Earth-Mass Planet Near a White DwarfThe lifespan of the Sun is 12.3 billion years. This is 1.5 billion years shorter than the age of the Universe, 13.8 billion years. If the…18h ago118h ago1
Avi LoebFrom`Star Wars’ to Coexistence Under the StarsThe nostalgic new film `Reagan’ brought tears to my eyes by portraying the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), a proposed missile defense…1d ago1d ago
Avi LoebThere Are No Illegal Aliens in Interstellar SpaceThe Preamble of the U.S. Constitution acknowledges the “Blessings of Liberty.” There is no greater privilege on Earth than the freedom from…4d ago54d ago5
Avi LoebThe Bigger, the BetterWhy do animals join herds? Because a coordinated effort can be more than the sum of its parts. Synchronized action leads to a stronger…5d ago65d ago6
Avi LoebOn Fruit Flies, Whales, Extraterrestrials and ReligionAre we the smartest kids in our cosmic block? Any breaking news on this matter will impact our self-esteem and ego. But will it also be in…6d ago76d ago7
Avi LoebIs Scientific Information Welcome?Following the debate four years ago on whether COVID-19 originated in a lab leak or an infected animal, a distinguished scientist said…Aug 309Aug 309
Avi LoebHow Do Mini Black Holes Accrete?A classical black hole is the ultimate prison. An experimentalist can check into it to study quantum-gravity effects near its center, but…Aug 292Aug 292
Avi LoebDiscovery of a Faint Red Source Speeding at a Million Miles Per Hour Towards the Galactic CenterThe vast majority of stars near the Sun have random velocities of order tens of kilometers per second in the local standard of rest (LSR)…Aug 27Aug 27
Avi LoebResidents of the Outer Solar SystemMost of the volume of a sphere lies near its boundary. If the sphere is an onion made of shells with a fixed width, the volume of each…Aug 262Aug 262
Avi LoebA 25-Year-Old Insight About the First Billion Years of the CosmosFour-hundred thousand years after the Big Bang, the temperature of the Universe dipped for the first time below 3,000 degrees Kelvin…Aug 2510Aug 2510
