Science fiction ?
Who needs it !?
The universe we inhabit is far more thought provoking
than some tired ol' space opera .
No need to be boggled by cool sounding terms like
"Cosmological Constant" or "CP Violation" ,
you should consider yourself lucky to live in an age
when we have all the info you ever could want
right from your keyboard ! In plain ol' English !
I'm not a physicist , nor a astromoner ,
so I guess it's only natural that
the knowledge we've gathered of the cosmos
freaks my little Dog head out !
In the 70's , we begun to learn that our Universe is
a horribly violent place ! Our tiny home planet is a
deceitfully safe seeming ball of rocks .
Getting your ass whupped at Joe's bar should be
the least of your worries !
Having trouble grasping a light-year ? THINK BIG !
If you believe in some sort of God ,
Trillions of particles have just passed though your body !
Whoa ! We are so close to the brink of knowing
But what the heck am I thinking ?
Astromony Picture of the Day
Ask the Astromoner
Cosmos in a Computer
Cosmo Brain's Page
Extrasolar Visions
Hubble Telescope Photos
Virtual Trips to Black Holes
COSMOLOGICAL ISSUES FOR THEORISTS
Our buddy the Sun , is 8 light-minutes away .
That means it takes the light from the Sun
( racing along at 186,000 miles a second ! )
8 minutes to reach your bleary eyes .
So as you look at the Sun ,
( uh , it's usually not a good practice to actually look into the Sun ! )
that's actually where it was 8 minutes ago !
Kinda makes you feel late for sunsets , doesn't it ?
The moon is about 3 light-seconds away .
Our closest star ( b'sides the Sun )
is 4 light-years away !
That's purdy gosh darn far !
Now imagine objects billions of light-years away ..
can you do it ?
Sometimes it's just too much for me ..OW ! My head !
it really doesn't clash with science , many scientists
are deeply religious , and like the faithful ,
cosmolgists are merely seeking the Truth , that's all !
And if you learn that if atomic particles weighed
ever so slightly more or less , and the four forces
of the cosmos were just a tad stronger or weaker ,
the Universe would never even exist !
So there's plenty of room for a Maker's Mark ,
if you really have a need to harbour
that blind faith , you big wuss !
These little boogers , waste products of the sun ,
called neutrinos , are so small ,
they zip through the very atoms of the universe ,
without hitting a thing !
I hope you're not ticklish !
Think small !
Only the most basic lightest elements
are found in "empty" space .
It takes the enormous amount of energy ,
found in the blazing hot center of stars ,
to squeeze the atoms into different elements .
And since atoms are virtually indestructable ,
that means almost all of the atoms our body
actually came from an exploding star !
Yow ! It's no wonder some people are so damn hot !
Woof !
what was happening during the birth of our Universe ,
which is older than yer mama !
We even are almost discovering a fifth dimension ,
in our quest of figgerin' out that wacky force ,
the very architecture of space , Gravity !
But don't let Gravity bog you down ,
it is by far the weakest force of all , in fact ,
everytime you pick up your stanky shoes off the floor ,
you are conquering the gravitational force of
the 660 sextillion tons of the Earth , Schwarzenegger !
This humble Dog explaining the Universe ?
I think not ! Let these links be your guide !
A must ! Everyday a new suprise ! Bookmark it !
This most informative site explains the universe
in a language even you can understand .
You just gotta love those guys from NASA !
It's exactly what it states
Delve a little deeper .
Stephen Hawkins sez so !
Killer links
We've just begun to discover planets
outside our beloved solar system .
These guys have visulized 'em for us ! Cool !
This piece of equipment has brought us wealth of
incredible images and information .
An outrageously beautiful and interesting site ,
unlike you and your family....
Trippy trips !
Not for us regular Bubs and Bubettes ,
but a reliable drug-free cure for insominacs .