Physics
Common Misconceptions in Physics
The folks at Minute Physics keep coming up with videos too great not to share. This one deals with gravity,…
Black Hole Jets Might Be Molded by Magnetism
Visible-light Hubble image of the jet emitted by the 3-billion-solar-mass black hole at the heart of galaxy M87 (Feb. 1998)…
Minute Physics: Why E=mc² is Incomplete
Here’s another great video from the folks at Minute Physics. One of the most famous equations from one of the…
The 2012 Nobel Prize in Physics, Explained
This hot-off-the-press video from the science-explainer folks at Sixty Symbols does a great job of detailing the science of the…
Minute Physics: Real World Telekinesis
How do magnets affect things at a distance? How does the Sun heat our planet from 93 million miles away?…
What Happens When Supermassive Black Holes Merge?
Frame from a simulation of the merger of two black holes and the resulting emission of gravitational radiation (NASA/C. Henze)…
Effects of Einstein’s Elusive Gravitational Waves Observed
Two white dwarfs similar to those in the system SDSS J065133.338+284423.37 spiral together in this illustration from NASA. Credit: D.…
Data from Black Hole’s Edge Provides New Test of Relativity
From a NASA press release: Last year, astronomers discovered a quiescent black hole in a distant galaxy that erupted after…
A Space-Time Crystal to Outlive the Universe
Caption: Selfmade Alum Crystal. Weight 5.01g Source: JanDerChemiker via wikimedia commons The second law of thermodynamics states that all isolated…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 269: Mass
Last week we talked about energy, and this week we’ll talk about mass. And here’s the crazy thing. Mass, matter,…