Can Space Be Infinitely Divided?

How many times can I half the distance between my hands? Assume perfect coordination and the ability to localize my palms to the quantum level. 15 halvings gets them to within a cell’s width. 33 to within a single atom, 50 and they’re a proton’s width apart. Half the distance 115 times and they’re...

12 min - Space & the Universe - PBS Space Time

Read Deeper: Space & the Universe

  1. Cosmos by Carl Sagan (4.6/5) - View on Amazon
  2. A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking (4.2/5) - View on Amazon
  3. Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson (4/5) - View on Amazon
  4. Pale Blue Dot by Carl Sagan (4.6/5) - View on Amazon
  5. The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe (4.2/5) - View on Amazon
  6. Carrying the Fire by Michael Collins - View on Amazon
  7. Packing for Mars by Mary Roach (4/5) - View on Amazon
  8. The Case for Mars by Robert Zubrin - View on Amazon
  9. Roving Mars by Steve Squyres - View on Amazon
  10. Rocket Men by Robert Kurson - View on Amazon
  11. A Man on the Moon by Andrew Chaikin (4.4/5) - View on Amazon
  12. First Man by James R. Hansen - View on Amazon
  13. The Grand Tour by Miller, Ron - View on Amazon
  14. Chasing New Horizons by Alan Stern - View on Amazon
  15. Black Holes and Time Warps by Kip S. Thorne (3/5) - View on Amazon
  16. Black Hole Survival Guide by Janna Levin - View on Amazon
  17. Black Holes and Baby Universes by Stephen Hawking (4.1/5) - View on Amazon
  18. Black Hole Blues by Janna Levin - View on Amazon
  19. Death by Black Hole by Neil deGrasse Tyson (4.3/5) - View on Amazon
  20. The First Three Minutes by Steven Weinberg (4.1/5) - View on Amazon
  21. A Universe from Nothing by Lawrence Maxwell Krauss (3.4/5) - View on Amazon
  22. Big Bang by Simon Singh (3.7/5) - View on Amazon
  23. The Big Picture by Sean M. Carroll (3.9/5) - View on Amazon
  24. The Order of Time by Carlo Rovelli (4/5) - View on Amazon

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