Tagged With Physics

The 39 most awe-inspiring scientific discoveries of the decade include the 'God particle,' the first image of a black hole, and the ability to edit the human genome

Aylin Woodward

There is no permanent dark side of the moon, and this simple animation by a former NASA scientist explains why

Morgan McFall-Johnsen

Coin flips aren't actually random. An app called Universe Splitter is, though — here's how it works.

Aylin Woodward

The moon has been drifting away from Earth for 4.5 billion years. A stunning animation shows how far it has gone.

Morgan McFall-Johnsen

The first day of fall has arrived. Here's how the equinox marks the changing of seasons.

Morgan McFall-Johnsen, Dave Mosher, Shayanne Gal

Yes, a physicist once lit his cigarette with a nuclear-bomb explosion. Here's how it worked.

Dave Mosher

How NASCAR's banked turns help cars go faster

Christian Nguyen, Ben Nigh

A 'spooky' effect of physics that Einstein couldn't believe has been photographed for the first time

Dave Mosher

Here's what would happen if you tried to dig to China

Gina Echevarria, Benji Jones

A professional drifter explains the physics behind drifting

Christian Nguyen

Here's why some scientists think Pluto should still be a planet

Gina Echevarria, Shira Polan

We tried out the SpillNot to see if it can carry drinks without spilling a drop

Shirley Cheng, Emily Delaney, Maggie Cai

EA made a series of videos meant to showcase its 'next-gen' video games, and the results are accidentally horrifying

Ben Gilbert

MIT researchers discovered a way to move objects as heavy as a great white shark with your bare hands. Take a look.

Aria Bendix

The Hubble telescope spotted an asteroid that has grown two tails — and scientists think it's ripping itself to pieces

Dave Mosher

The first day of spring is finally here — for about 90% of us. Here's why equinoxes mark the changing of seasons.

Dave Mosher

Earth's air supply may reach nearly 400,000 miles into space — so far that the moon constantly flies through it

Dave Mosher

Elon Musk says SpaceX is developing a 'bleeding' heavy-metal rocket ship. Making it work may be 100 times as hard as NASA's most difficult Mars mission

Dave Mosher

A 'ridiculous' yet simple animation by a NASA scientist shows how long it takes light to reach Pluto. If you plan to watch it, take a day off work.

Dave Mosher

The world's oldest Nobel Prize winner, a 96-year-old physicist, says his new invention will give everyone in the world clean, cheap energy

Hilary Brueck