Such an enlightening speaker. She touches some of the most formative discoveries of our generation, summarizing, expanding and explaining space science for our education and enjoyment. Full of facts I didn't know. Thank you, Smithsonian, for inviting Dr. Barbara Cohen, and posting the lecture, so that we can study it closely.
Thank you for making this lecture available to folks all around the country. It was fantastic to learn more from Dr. Cohen, and to help connect the dots between our first human explorations of the Moon to the return of humans and more robotic craft with Artemis, etc. Looking forward to next month's talk in this same series as well.
It is one week before and after the new moon that you get good shadows for observing the moon (at first and last quarter). Two weeks after the new moon you have the full moon, which has no shadows visible from earth.
Consider the following in this day and age of robotics: a. Robots to the Moon (and Mars). Robots that possibly have 4 expandable legs and 4 expandable arms. b. Which build habitats for robots. c. And robots to fix other robots. d. Robots build other infrastructure. e. Other species arrive. f. And location, location, location: A crater inside a crater which is inside yet another crater. Lowest crater could possibly be where liquids could be one day. Middle crater where 'land' would be, living quarters, etc. Upper crater to help keep some atmosphere in the triple crater. g. So many things could be learned in basically our own backyard, the Moon and a triple crater might potentially offer many chemical elements. * Also consider: Humans and other species that die and have their remains cremated, put their ashes on the Moon in an area to help enrich the soil. This system could even help fund the Moon/Mars space programs. And what better 'headstone' than the Moon and/or Mars where all the world could see?
PERIODIC TABLE OF THE ELEMENTS: Potential completion of the Periodic Table of the Elements: I currently believe that there are 120 chemical elements in this universe. If a person were to look at how electrons fill up the shells in atoms: 2, 8, 18, 32, 32, 18, 8 (seven shells), and realizing that energy could freely flow in this universe if nothing stopped it from doing so, then a natural bell shaped curve might occur. An eighth energy shell might exist with a maximum of two elements in it, chemical element #119 (8s1) and chemical element #120 (8s2). Chemical Element #119 (8s1): #119 I put at the bottom of the Hydrogen group on the Periodic Table of the Elements. It only has one electron in it's outer shell with room for only one more electron. Energy might even enter the atom through the missing electron spot and then at least some of the energy might get trapped inside of the atom under the atom's outer shell. Chemical Element #120 (8s2): #120 I put at the bottom of the Helium group since it's outer shell is full of electrons. It might have some of the properties of group two, Beryllium group (Alkali Earth Metals group) since it has two electrons in it's outer shell; as well as some of the properties of the Helium group (Noble Gases group) since it's outer shell is full of electrons; and if you look at the step down deflection of the semi-metals and where #120 would be located on the chart, it's possible #120 might even have some semi-metal characteristics. #120 would be the heaviest element in this universe. I believe chemical element #120 could possibly be found inside the center of stars. When a neutron split inside of this atom, it would give off one proton, one electron, neutrinos and energy. The proton and electron would be ejected outside of the atom since all their respective areas are full. One proton and one electron are basic hydrogen, of which the Sun is primarily made up of, and the Sun certainly gives off neutrinos and energy. And note, it's the neutron that split, not a proton. So even after the split, there are still 120 protons inside of the atom and the atom still exists as element #120. The star would last longer that way. In addition, if the neutron that split triggered a chain reaction inside of the star, this could possibly be how stars nova, (even if only periodically). If stars were looked at as if this theoretical idea were true, and found to even be somewhat true, then we might just have a better model of the universe to work with, even if it's not totally 100% true. And if it's all 100% true, then all the better. (Except of course for those who might be in the way of a periodic nova or supernova. They might have a no good, very bad, horrible day.)
IN THE SEARCH FOR THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING: QUESTIONS: 1. How does a photon, rotating electrical and magnetic forces 90 degrees to each other and considered massless, go across the vast universe for billions of light years and not be flung apart and/or torn apart by other photons, including photons of the same exact energy frequency, and/or by matter, matter being made up of quarks, electrons and interacting energy, quarks and electrons being considered charged particles each with their respective magnetic field with them? 2. What exactly is 'space' and how exactly does space contract, expand and warp? 3. What exactly is 'time' and how exactly does time vary and warp? 4. 'Speed' is distance divided by time, 'distance' being 2 points in space with space between those 2 points. But modern science claims that both space and time can vary and warp. So, how could the 'speed of light' ever be constant across the vast universe 'if' space and/or time are varying and warping? (See also items 2 and 3 above). 5. What exactly is 'gravity'? And for those who claim that gravity is matter warping the fabric of spacetime, see also items 2 and 3 above. 6. How exactly do numbers and mathematical constants exist for math to do what math does in this existence? Surely the very nature of reality must allow numbers and mathematical constants to exist and do what they do in this existence. And 'if' space and time can warp and vary, are mathematical constants only constant in a specific configuration of space and time? What about truthful reality of other configurations of space and time? A circle is a circle in this current space and time configuration, but in actual reality is even a circle possibly something other than a circle in a different space and time configuration to warp such that for example a circle is not a circle?
Such an enlightening speaker. She touches some of the most formative discoveries of our generation, summarizing, expanding and explaining space science for our education and enjoyment. Full of facts I didn't know. Thank you, Smithsonian, for inviting Dr. Barbara Cohen, and posting the lecture, so that we can study it closely.
Thank you for making this lecture available to folks all around the country. It was fantastic to learn more from Dr. Cohen, and to help connect the dots between our first human explorations of the Moon to the return of humans and more robotic craft with Artemis, etc. Looking forward to next month's talk in this same series as well.
Excellent presentation and great Q&A session as well! Thank you.
Great program. Well done and interesting. Thank you all
Great talk! Thanks for this!
Great presentation
It is one week before and after the new moon that you get good shadows for observing the moon (at first and last quarter). Two weeks after the new moon you have the full moon, which has no shadows visible from earth.
Consider the following in this day and age of robotics:
a. Robots to the Moon (and Mars). Robots that possibly have 4 expandable legs and 4 expandable arms.
b. Which build habitats for robots.
c. And robots to fix other robots.
d. Robots build other infrastructure.
e. Other species arrive.
f. And location, location, location:
A crater inside a crater which is inside yet another crater.
Lowest crater could possibly be where liquids could be one day.
Middle crater where 'land' would be, living quarters, etc.
Upper crater to help keep some atmosphere in the triple crater.
g. So many things could be learned in basically our own backyard, the Moon and a triple crater might potentially offer many chemical elements.
* Also consider: Humans and other species that die and have their remains cremated, put their ashes on the Moon in an area to help enrich the soil. This system could even help fund the Moon/Mars space programs. And what better 'headstone' than the Moon and/or Mars where all the world could see?
Note also: The robots and possibly some other species, it would be a one way trip. They would not be coming back to this Earth.
PERIODIC TABLE OF THE ELEMENTS:
Potential completion of the Periodic Table of the Elements:
I currently believe that there are 120 chemical elements in this universe. If a person were to look at how electrons fill up the shells in atoms: 2, 8, 18, 32, 32, 18, 8 (seven shells), and realizing that energy could freely flow in this universe if nothing stopped it from doing so, then a natural bell shaped curve might occur. An eighth energy shell might exist with a maximum of two elements in it, chemical element #119 (8s1) and chemical element #120 (8s2).
Chemical Element #119 (8s1):
#119 I put at the bottom of the Hydrogen group on the Periodic Table of the Elements. It only has one electron in it's outer shell with room for only one more electron. Energy might even enter the atom through the missing electron spot and then at least some of the energy might get trapped inside of the atom under the atom's outer shell.
Chemical Element #120 (8s2):
#120 I put at the bottom of the Helium group since it's outer shell is full of electrons. It might have some of the properties of group two, Beryllium group (Alkali Earth Metals group) since it has two electrons in it's outer shell; as well as some of the properties of the Helium group (Noble Gases group) since it's outer shell is full of electrons; and if you look at the step down deflection of the semi-metals and where #120 would be located on the chart, it's possible #120 might even have some semi-metal characteristics. #120 would be the heaviest element in this universe. I believe chemical element #120 could possibly be found inside the center of stars.
When a neutron split inside of this atom, it would give off one proton, one electron, neutrinos and energy. The proton and electron would be ejected outside of the atom since all their respective areas are full. One proton and one electron are basic hydrogen, of which the Sun is primarily made up of, and the Sun certainly gives off neutrinos and energy. And note, it's the neutron that split, not a proton. So even after the split, there are still 120 protons inside of the atom and the atom still exists as element #120. The star would last longer that way.
In addition, if the neutron that split triggered a chain reaction inside of the star, this could possibly be how stars nova, (even if only periodically).
If stars were looked at as if this theoretical idea were true, and found to even be somewhat true, then we might just have a better model of the universe to work with, even if it's not totally 100% true. And if it's all 100% true, then all the better. (Except of course for those who might be in the way of a periodic nova or supernova. They might have a no good, very bad, horrible day.)
IN THE SEARCH FOR THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING: QUESTIONS:
1. How does a photon, rotating electrical and magnetic forces 90 degrees to each other and considered massless, go across the vast universe for billions of light years and not be flung apart and/or torn apart by other photons, including photons of the same exact energy frequency, and/or by matter, matter being made up of quarks, electrons and interacting energy, quarks and electrons being considered charged particles each with their respective magnetic field with them?
2. What exactly is 'space' and how exactly does space contract, expand and warp?
3. What exactly is 'time' and how exactly does time vary and warp?
4. 'Speed' is distance divided by time, 'distance' being 2 points in space with space between those 2 points. But modern science claims that both space and time can vary and warp. So, how could the 'speed of light' ever be constant across the vast universe 'if' space and/or time are varying and warping? (See also items 2 and 3 above).
5. What exactly is 'gravity'? And for those who claim that gravity is matter warping the fabric of spacetime, see also items 2 and 3 above.
6. How exactly do numbers and mathematical constants exist for math to do what math does in this existence? Surely the very nature of reality must allow numbers and mathematical constants to exist and do what they do in this existence. And 'if' space and time can warp and vary, are mathematical constants only constant in a specific configuration of space and time? What about truthful reality of other configurations of space and time? A circle is a circle in this current space and time configuration, but in actual reality is even a circle possibly something other than a circle in a different space and time configuration to warp such that for example a circle is not a circle?