Newton's ideas reigned suprme, right? And he told you what gravity did. Then einstein comes along with a special theory of relativity and that is general theory of relativity. So do we say, did we throw away newton? No, we didn't. You know why? Because if you take einstein's equations and plug in low speeds and low gravity, they become newton's equations. Ray: I'm just saying it's not in trouble. It is a whole thing that could conceivably sit in a deeper, bigger idea,. But it's not going to be swapped out to morro we 're going to find out to morrow. Gee
Are we rethinking the Big Bang? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice explore features of the James Webb Space Telescope, magnetism and how the aurora borealis works, and if the Big Bang is being debunked.
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