The Sun's Death Won't Be An Explosion. It Will Be Much, Much Slower
The sun has been our source of energy for billions of years. While some wonder if it will eventually explode, it won't, but its death will be much slower.
Read MoreThe sun has been our source of energy for billions of years. While some wonder if it will eventually explode, it won't, but its death will be much slower.
Read MoreIn 2023, the powerful James Webb Telescope captured what looked like a question mark in the darkness of deep space, but the reason why is just as fascinating.
Read MoreTropical cyclones are known for their size and immense destructive power. But what conditions and processes are necessary for these giant storms to form?
Read MoreHumanity has no plans to stop travelling to other worlds, whether the moon, Mars, or even Jupiter. In that last case, how long would a manned mission take?
Read MoreHigh school physics courses will often teach about the relationships between different motion graphs. Here's a quick breakdown of what those relationships are.
Read MoreStress and strain are important when it comes to engineering and construction, and that's true on the microscopic level, too. Here's how you can analyze that.
Read MoreLight is very, very fast, and calculating its speed wasn't easy. In fact, there's a rather long history of how this constant value was determined.
Read MoreThere are a few different types of friction, but kinetic friction is otherwise known as sliding friction.
Read MoreGas pressure is important to many fields, and it can be measured in many different ways. Two of the relevant units in this case are atmospheres and moles.
Read MoreIf you want to know what the temperature in a region is like, then calculating an average is more helpful than looking at the temperature on a single day.
Read MoreWhen you think of a spinning disk or wheel, rotation probably comes to mind, but those rotations can be converted into a linear speed through some calculations.
Read MoreA block and tackle can be used to provide significant mechanical advantage. There are also different varieties of the tool, each of which functions uniquely.
Read MoreIf you've looked at an energy meter, you might have seen the unit KWh, but what does it mean? And what can you really make of the data it's giving you?
Read MoreIf you are shocked often, take steps to dispel a static charge from your body and prevent yourself from being shocked in the future.
Read MorePaper cup phones are a fun, popular experiment, but they're also a good way to understand how exactly sound works. This is the science that explains it.
Read MoreGalileo thermometers might look quaint, with their colorful balls of liquid, and they're often decorative pieces. But you can read them, and this is how.
Read MoreCondensing units are an important component used across many different industries, as well as in normal, everyday life. Here's how the technology works.
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