Search Details

Word: disturbedâ (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

Scientists have good reason to be disturbed???and excited ?by the idea. For many centuries, astronomers thought of the universe as quiet, serene and essentially unchanging. Now it is known to be the scene of incredible violence?of exploding galaxies and stars, of prodigiously energetic quasars, a universe that still literally reverberates from its fiery birth. Many scientists are all but convinced that black holes lie at the root of many of these awesome events. They are fascinated and somewhat frustrated by the fact that the immense gravity of black holes prevents any escape from them. As a consequence...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Those Baffling Black Holes | 9/4/1978 | See Source »

| 1 |