Hydrogen to Helium fusion

April 7, 2003 on 8:29 am | In Ad Rem | 1 Comment

I’ve been asked to explain how 4 hydrogen become 1 helium atom through fusion. Why does it take so many? This is a bit beyond my ability to put into layman’s terms, so I will link to a University of Oregon site which explains this through a 3 step video. I highly recommend everyone view this. Learning about quantum processes truly does help you more understand everything around you.

Astronomy picture of the day

April 7, 2003 on 6:31 am | In Ad Rem | Comments Off

Want to view new and amazing pictures of the cosmos? Check it out at NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day. The archive is available here. I truly recommend this as a daily view, if not set as your homepage! I use this for research. I find one that piques my interest, and research it further through other means.

I just learned about Universities Space Research Association Earth Science Picture of the Day. I know nothing about it as of yet, but I plan to go through the entire archive in the next few days. I’m excited!