My "The Universe" column today in Scientific American is about an extremely weird effect where distant objects actually start to appear *bigger* instead of smaller with distance.
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My "The Universe" column today in Scientific American is about an extremely weird effect where distant objects actually start to appear *bigger* instead of smaller with distance.
Do Objects Always Appear Smaller with Distance? Not on Cosmic Scales!
In our topsy-turvy universe, sometimes the farther away an object is, the bigger it seems to be
Scientific American (www.scientificamerican.com)
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My "The Universe" column today in Scientific American is about an extremely weird effect where distant objects actually start to appear *bigger* instead of smaller with distance.
Do Objects Always Appear Smaller with Distance? Not on Cosmic Scales!
In our topsy-turvy universe, sometimes the farther away an object is, the bigger it seems to be
Scientific American (www.scientificamerican.com)
@badastro Very cool.
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My "The Universe" column today in Scientific American is about an extremely weird effect where distant objects actually start to appear *bigger* instead of smaller with distance.
Do Objects Always Appear Smaller with Distance? Not on Cosmic Scales!
In our topsy-turvy universe, sometimes the farther away an object is, the bigger it seems to be
Scientific American (www.scientificamerican.com)
@badastro This is A+ material here. Such a cool consequence that is actually kind of simple to grok even though you would never guess. Love it.
