Physics
Shape-shifting neutrinos earn physicists the 2015 Nobel
What do Albert Einstein, Neils Bohr, Paul Dirac, and Marie Curie have in common? They each won the Nobel prize in…
Who Was Nicolaus Copernicus?
Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus revolutionized astronomy by proposing that the Earth and other planets revolved around the Sun
Scientists Map the Dark Matter Around Millions of Galaxies
This week, scientists with the Dark Energy Survey (DES) collaboration released the first in a series of detailed maps charting…
How Do We Know Dark Energy Exists?
We have no idea what it dark energy is, so how are we pretty sure it exists? I've talked about…
What is Hooke’s Law?
The spring is a marvel of human engineering and creativity. For one, it comes in so many varieties - the…
Don’t Look At Black Holes Too Closely, They Might Disappear
We've come a long way in 13.8 billion years; but despite our impressively extensive understanding of the Universe, there are still…
What Will We Never See?
Thanks to our powerful telescopes, there are so many places in the Universe we can see. But there are places…
A Universe of 10 Dimensions
When someone mentions "different dimensions," we tend to think of things like parallel universes - alternate realities that exist parallel…
What Is John Dalton’s Atomic Model?
Atomic theory - that is, the belief that all matter is composed of tiny, indivisible elements - has very deep…
What Came Before the Big Bang?
Astronomers are pretty sure what happened after the Big Bang, but what came before? What are the leading theories for…