As we progress as a species, we use more resources than the world can proportionately replenish. Third world countries such as Pakistan, Uganda, and Haiti are experiencing an energy crisis that is crippling to their societies. We must expand our horizons in order to save the place in which we live: Earth. If we are able to harness energies that are extraterrestrial, we may be able to break through into an entirely new era of technology. We have expanded outward as far as we can; it is time to expand upward into the universe. Dark matter and dark energy both make up a combined ninety-five percent of our entire universe. These are hypothesized materials that have been seen but not proven on a physical scale; however, they are literally holding …show more content…
In this article, Kerson Huang explains what exactly dark matter and dark energy are, and their believed actions in the universe. He also discusses how space is a swimming pool of “superfluid,” and everything in the universe is floating in dark matter while being pushed by dark energy (Huang 1). If harnessed, any substance that has the power to move objects in space that are literally thousands of light-years across has the capacity to change the human race forever. As the human race grows, energy becomes scarcer. In “Alternative Projections of the U.S. Population,” author Dennis A. Ahlburg calculates that the United States is projected to grow from 319 million to 417 million in the next forty-five years. That is nearly a two million-person increase per year. With all the increase in population, we must find a way to support everyone. Dark energy and dark matter have insurmountable potential to blast the world into a new era, and they must be researched in order to be harnessed; although there are many gray areas, all of the possible benefits of dark matter and dark energy greatly outweigh the …show more content…
As the universe continues to expand, it has drastically increased in size. Shockingly, it has also increased in speed as well. The general expansion speed of the universe can be associated with a bell shape. The general laws of physics say that an object in motion will stay in motion until an equal and opposite force acts upon it; however, that does not explain how our universe continues to expand outward at an increasing rate. There must be a force, invisible to the naked eye, which is propelling our universe into whatever lies beyond. This force is dark energy. Dark energy is not proven, but is a general belief among a majority of astrophysicists. It is an unseen force that works to push everything in space, yet seems to elude scientists because it cannot yet be felt, captured, or duplicated. With so much energy swirling around in a universe that is incomprehensibly big, why have we not yet attempted to tap into this virtually unlimited fuel supply? If captured, dark energy can be used to power our world, just as we use sunlight and wind. All natural resources can be put to use, and it should be viewed as a priority to do so. Solar energy was viewed as a ludicrous idea when it was first proposed; however, it is now a common form of creating energy. If we are able to capture something as insane as the invisible force pushing everything in
The particles include photinos, neutrinos, gravitinos, axions, and magnetic monopoles, among many others. Of these, researchers have detected only neutrinos -- and whether neutrinos have any mass remains unknown. Experiments are under way to detect other exotic particles. If they exist, and if one has a mass in the correct range, then that particle might pervade the universe and constitute dark matter.
Have you ever wondered about other universes? Lots of people have and this is known as the multiverse theory. This paper is about that exact topic. Lots of religions believe and even teach about the multiverse like Buddhism and Islam. There is scientific evidence of the multiverse. There is an infinite number of things that could be in other universes. The multiverse theory is completely plausible and it is most likely real.
Astronomers believe there is enough dark matter in the universe to slow its expansion gradually toward a stop.
As Congress ponders how the country can avoid an energy crisis like the one that has affected California, many people believe that only science-fiction can offer a long-term solution--a solution in which discoveries in theoretical physics would lead to a new energy-producing technology. The fuel for this technology, as they imagine it, would be abundantly available, safe, inexpensive and clean.
merging of two black holes or the orbiting of two neutron stars , which can be expected to cause gravitational waves large enough for us to detect on Earth, as, in general, any acceleration that is not spherically or cylindrically symmetric will produce gravitational waves. Another example of this would be a rotating star. A perfectly spherical star would not produce gravitational waves, however stars, in practice, are never perfectly spherical, and so they will produce gravitational waves due to the disturbances caused in the space-time continuum.
When we look up to a starry night and see that vast amount of energy and matter rotating in a boundless space, we are taking about power beyond our understanding. That if all such power came into existence
In the scientific community, many ask what forces drive the shaping of galaxies and the universe. This question is difficult to answer because physicists realized there was missing mass when they were looking at galaxies in the universe. Galaxies simply could not exist without accounting for additional mass. However, scientist Fritz Zwicky theorized a solution for this problem in the 1930’s (Basak). He used the abstract idea that this missing mass could be accounted for with undetectable dark matter. Unfortunately, scientists still are not sure what exactly these dark matter particle are, but they confirm they must exist. Without dark matter the universe would not have formed into the shape it is in currently.
Dark matter is the idea of unseen matter in the universe that affects the gravitation and mass of varying objects, such as stars and galaxies. Dark matter is hard to see and find because unlike matter, it does not reflect or emit light. It also does not affect the electromagnetic fields in the universe (CERN 1). Dark matter can either be “hot” or “cold.” “Cold” dark matter means when the big bang occurred it was not moving fast enough to affect the formation of galaxies. Dark matter can also be “hot,” meaning it was moving fast enough to affect a galaxy’s matter (White 1).
Although scientists still don’t know what exactly dark matter is, they can confirm that it is affecting the shape and structure of galaxies in the universe. Observations of luminous matter in the universe show that it clumps together to form galaxies. However, there isn’t enough luminous matter to gravitationally keep itself together. This is how scientists confirm dark matter exists, by seeing how it keeps regular matter together through gravity (Basulto). Currently, physicists know that galaxies form around dark matter halos. When dark matter was created at the beginning of the universe, it is thought to have clumped together pretty easily. Reddick suggests, “Galaxies form in the gravitational potential wells of dark matter halos, and our modern understanding
This has led to new theories such as modified Newtonian dynamics, a modified law of gravity, which tries to explain the gravitational discrepancies seen in the motions of galaxies [7]. However researchers have made measurements of the influence of gravity in our solar system which fits our current understanding of gravity. Consequently the modified gravity law would have to preserve the observed behaviour of gravity in our solar system as well as explain the gravitational discrepancies and no such solution have been found. So dark matter can be considered the most viable solution to this problem as evidence of its gravitational effects is enough to indicate its
Dark energy is said to be the most “profound mystery in all of science”, and has astronomers shocked. The universe consists of 68% dark energy, and about 27% dark matter. Scientists have not yet found what dark matter entirely is, but there are some theories. For almost 20 years, physicists have realized that the expansion of the universe, is moving quicker and quicker. The strange change of speed could result in the mysterious dark energy “stretching the universe.” Therefore, the theories of gravity are put on a hold, causing dark energy to be harder to explain.
Dark Energy is a mysterious force that drives the expansion of the universe. Astronomers states that the universe is expanding and the expansion is accelerating, so the unknown anti-gravity force at work is termed dark energy. Dark energy has important consequences for
more about dark matter in unknown rather than known. we know how much dark matter there is because of its effect on the expanse of the universe, but besides that, it 's a complete mystery. but it is important we figure it out, because dark energy takes up about 68% of the universe. dark matter takes up approximately 27%,everything else, like the earth, and all of our observed universe and all normal matter, takes up less than 5% of the universe. yet even though it takes up so little of the universe we still call it "normal. dark matter is technically hypothetical since we can 't directly observe it with our telescopes, but the matter takes up the large majority of space itself. It can only be observed by its effect on visible objects in
In the world there are 7.125 billion people as of 2013 stated by Google’s public data. In the United States alone as of 2014 there are 318.9 million people. The United States has one of the highest populations in the world. The second highest is Japan with 127.3 million people as of 2013, and third is the United Kingdom with 64.1 million people as of 2013(Google Public Data). If everyone in the United States would line up in a single file line they would go around the earth 7 times, knowing there are that many people that can go around the Earth so many times, can prove that there is some type of problem with the growth of the population. In 1915, there were 100.5 million people in nearly 100 years the population in the United States has more than tripled (Google Public Data). In 2050 scientist predicted that there would be 438 million people, which was predicted for 2008 (Haub). The United States is 119.1 million away from meeting that prediction and it is only 2015. Many people believe that there are too many people in the United States, which is the many causes of many acts that prohibit people to come into the U.S.A. In the United States it is still treated as a national security issue. Population growth has become a problem throughout the world, but in some places more than others. The United States has the highest population growth in the past one hundred years with the advancement of
To start off, the book I read was Dark Matter, by Blake Crouch. To give you some understanding of the plot, and how there is many more than just one Jason Dessen in this book, you’re going to need some background. This story follows a seemingly normal guy in the beginning- married, one child, stable job. However, at one point in his life, Jason was on the verge of a scientific breakthrough. He was studying quantum physics, which is basically fancy talk for discovering a way into the multiverse. The multiverse is a long-running theory that every time someone makes a decision, another world splits off from that point on; essentially creating infinite worlds. Jason could never continue with his research because his girlfriend, and future wife, was pregnant, so at that point he decided on a family instead. To make a long story short, a Jason from a different world (Jason2), who had decided on a career instead of a family, already invented a box that can take you through the multiverse. He abducted Jason1, and they swapped lives, in an effort to obtain what the other never had. One got the chance at a family and one got to experience the