"The Universe" is a television program on the History Channel that discusses all the different aspects about the universe, from the fragility of life on Earth, to the workings of the Milky Way, and even parallel universes. One important topic it discusses the extraordinary power of the sun, and how at any moment it can destroy all life by many ways such as solar flares, which are random bursts of extremely hot liquid lava expelling outwards from the sun's surface; the scary thing is, these occurances are unpredictable and can happen at any moment. Another phenomenon it discusses as far as the Earth's fragile state is the devasting effects of a meteor; however, these can be tracked and diverted in order to not hit Earth's surface. Many supersitious people think a meteor is going to destroy Earth on the supposed Armegeddon, Decemeber 2012. Furthermore, "The Universe" talks about the interesting aspects, conditions, and comparisions and contrasts between other planets verses our own, such as Mars, Jupiter and Venus. But my favorite segement of this awesome show was the one which discussed the possibilities of parallel universes, taychon particles, and string theory. The physicists on the show make a case for parallel universes by looking at certain theories which state certain types of particles can, and even must, be in the different places at the same time. Therefore, since everything is made up of particles, in another time and space everyone exists somewhere other than this time and space, and may even exsist in numerous different times and spaces. Taychon particles, which are theortical particles that at minimum travel at the speed of light, if harnessed, could one day be used for rapid travel and exploration across the universe, and maybe into other universes as well. Also, the show discusses aspects of string theory, which explains how our universe is layered between other universes, and disscusses possible ways of using shortcuts to travel to other universes by looking at certain Einstien theories. Lastly, it is important to remember that alot of these things discussed on "The Universe", escpecially the last three topics mentioned, are all theoritical and cannot be 'proven' per se. However, they, and all the other things discussed, are all very fascinating and informative topics, which is why I think everyone should watch this show.
You can either tune in on Tuesdays at 9 on the History Channel, or watch all the episodes online at http://www.history.com/minisite.do?content_type=mini_home&mini_id=54036.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
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