General Cosmology

Welcome to the Space Ponder.

1 min

We didn't win the cosmic lottery, life is inevitable.

There are over 700 quintillion planets in the cosmos. We're didn't win the cosmic lottery, existence is a high probability.

Matryoshka-esque behaviour in the cosmos.

Dylan Hovis Walker

4 min

General Cosmology

Matryoshka-esque behaviour in the cosmos.

Let's ponder about fractal dimensions.

Theoretical Physicist, Julian Barbour, Shares his ponderings on time & motion.

Dylan Hovis Walker

15 min

General Cosmology

Theoretical Physicist, Julian Barbour, Shares his ponderings on time & motion.

You can listen to Julian Barbour's ponderings with the audio file attached or you can read below. The Universe is not in a box. I'm...

Dylan Hovis Walker

5 min

General Cosmology

Why can't we remember the future?

The physics of time explained with the block universe theory.

History has been made! The First image from JWST has been released! What a time to be alive!

Dylan Hovis Walker

1 min

General Cosmology

History has been made! The First image from JWST has been released! What a time to be alive!

Download the full resolution here Webb Delivers Deepest Infrared Image of Universe Yet | ESA/Webb (esawebb.org) Some gravitational...

Gravity is not a force, it's a consequence.

Dylan Hovis Walker

2 min

General Cosmology

Gravity is not a force, it's a consequence.

Gravity is not a force. Well, not in general relativity. Instead, gravity is a consequence. This black hole here is warping space and...

There are four different types of time. perception time, man-made time, entropy, and physical time.

Dylan Hovis Walker

5 min

General Cosmology

There are four different types of time. perception time, man-made time, entropy, and physical time.

Let's ponder the different types of times that exist. Perception time, man-made time, entropy, and physical time, spacetime.

An important letter Einstein wrote to console his grieving friend's family

Dylan Hovis Walker

4 min

General Cosmology

An important letter Einstein wrote to console his grieving friend's family

Did you know Albert Einstein wrote this letter to a grieving family when his lifelong friend Michele Besso died? He wrote a letter...

Did the universe have a beginning? Physicist Roger Penrose says no & provides evidence.

Dylan Hovis Walker

2 min

General Cosmology

Did the universe have a beginning? Physicist Roger Penrose says no & provides evidence.

This is an introduction to CCC theory, a theory by physicist Roger Penrose that suggests that the universe had no beginning. Over three...

Dylan Hovis Walker

1 min

General Cosmology

Astronomy at Portencross

At the wee village of Portencross the night sky is clear enough to see the heavens. This is me on the Portencross pier and to the right...

Our galaxy sticks out like a sore thumb! Why is that? Surprising data shows a strange history.

Dylan Hovis Walker

2 min

General Cosmology

Our galaxy sticks out like a sore thumb! Why is that? Surprising data shows a strange history.

We often think of the vastness of our galaxy , like its diameter of approx 100,000 light years but our galaxy is very thin that if you were

The Allegory Of The Cave Was Made To Help Us Grasp Platonic Realism.

Dylan Hovis Walker

5 min

Philosophy

The Allegory Of The Cave Was Made To Help Us Grasp Platonic Realism.

This is continuing on from a previous article. I'd highly suggest you read the prior article if you haven't heard what the allegory of...

Dylan Hovis Walker

10 min

Pondering

Carl Sagan's Extended Kardashev Scale.

The Kardashev Scale is a theoretical framework developed by the Russian astrophysicist Nikolai Kardashev in 1964 to measure the level of...

Opal Found On Mars Lettuces Ponder Mars' Watery Past.

Dylan Hovis Walker

2 min

Pondering

Opal Found On Mars Lettuces Ponder Mars' Watery Past.

In October 2021, NASA's Mars Rover, Perseverance, made a groundbreaking discovery: a small, shiny rock that turned out to be an opal....

Dylan Hovis Walker

7 min

Philosophy

A Modern Day Allegory Of The Cave.

The Allegory of the Cave is a philosophical thought experiment that was introduced by the Greek philosopher Plato in his book "The...

Dylan Hovis Walker

7 min

Pondering

Does matter have a rock bottom?

R eductionism is the idea that complex phenomena can be explained by breaking them down into simpler components or parts. While...

Could information be the 5th state of matter? Let's ponder.

Dylan Hovis Walker

3 min

Pondering

Could information be the 5th state of matter? Let's ponder.

In the world of physics, we often think of matter in terms of its physical states: solid, liquid, gas, and plasma. These states are...

Universe way older than 13.8 billion years

Dylan Hovis Walker

8 min

Big Bang

Universe way older than 13.8 billion years

why the current model of the universe breaks this fundamental law, that energy cannot be created nor destroyed. The arrow of time is...

Marcin Świtała

1 min

Pondering

interference: Hyperbolas transition to ellipses

Hyperbolas have the same equation as ellipses and transition to each other. The only difference is the sign of the second component with...

Fractals within practical uses: Satellite tagged Narwhals. Let's ponder the data.

Dylan Hovis Walker

4 min

Pondering

Fractals within practical uses: Satellite tagged Narwhals. Let's ponder the data.

Recently, biologists published an extensive study in PLOS Computational Biology. A team of biologists tracked the behaviour of narwhals...

Dylan Hovis Walker

3 min

We live in amazing times! Maybe unprecedented times? Let's ponder.

Let's ponder these amazing times we're in. At least in 1st world countries. We often hear on the news 99% of negative things about this...

Did AI just discover 'Alternative physics'?

Dylan Hovis Walker

2 min

Pondering

Did AI just discover 'Alternative physics'?

An artificial intelligence program has identified variables to describe various physical phenomena. An AI program developed by Columbia...

Another new pic from Webb. The cosmic spider.

Dylan Hovis Walker

3 min

Astrophoto of the day

Another new pic from Webb. The cosmic spider.

Download the highest res here or click the image All sizes | A Cosmic Tarantula, Caught by NASA’s Webb | Flickr - Photo Sharing! We've...

Human brain is the most complex thing in the cosmos. Let's ponder this ego massage

Dylan Hovis Walker

6 min

Pondering

Human brain is the most complex thing in the cosmos. Let's ponder this ego massage

There is no exaggeration to be made when it comes to stating that human brains are extraordinary organs. No other brain in the animal...

Dylan Hovis Walker

3 min

Pondering

What the fudge is the Milk Carton Rule?

We're coming back from space and landing on Earth today. We'll be pondering the Milk Carton Rule. In order to help you work more...

Astrophotographer, Gary Palmer, shoots incredible sun pics and more.

Dylan Hovis Walker

1 min

Astrophoto of the day

Astrophotographer, Gary Palmer, shoots incredible sun pics and more.

Our focus in this article will be Gary's stunning astrophotos and his interesting equipment, which he regularly shares on Facebook. Not...

Dylan Hovis Walker

1 min

General Cosmology

We didn't win the cosmic lottery, life is inevitable.

There are over 700 quintillion planets in the cosmos. We're didn't win the cosmic lottery, existence is a high probability.

Does free will exist? Let's ponder to find out.

Dylan Hovis Walker

2 min

Philosophy

Does free will exist? Let's ponder to find out.

We ponder whether or not free will exists.

Dylan Hovis Walker

4 min

General Cosmology

Matryoshka-esque behaviour in the cosmos.

Let's ponder about fractal dimensions.

Homosapian or Homotechno? Interesting Pondering From Grimes.

Dylan Hovis Walker

2 min

Pondering

Homosapian or Homotechno? Interesting Pondering From Grimes.

Grimes pondered in a Lex Podcast that humans have now evolved into Homotechnos. She pondered "Probably since the beginning of the iPhone,...

Have aliens left the universe? Let's ponder.

Dylan Hovis Walker

4 min

Philosophy

Have aliens left the universe? Let's ponder.

Have Aliens Left The Universe? Theory Predicts We’ll Follow. In Star Wars, the bars are bustling with all types of alien creatures. And...

Dylan Hovis Walker

15 min

General Cosmology

Theoretical Physicist, Julian Barbour, Shares his ponderings on time & motion.

You can listen to Julian Barbour's ponderings with the audio file attached or you can read below. The Universe is not in a box. I'm...

Dylan Hovis Walker

5 min

General Cosmology

Why can't we remember the future?

The physics of time explained with the block universe theory.

Dylan Hovis Walker

1 min

General Cosmology

History has been made! The First image from JWST has been released! What a time to be alive!

Download the full resolution here Webb Delivers Deepest Infrared Image of Universe Yet | ESA/Webb (esawebb.org) Some gravitational...