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The Curious Channel 37 — Must-see TV For Radio Astronomy

Thanks to Channel 37, radio astronomers keep tabs on everything from the Sun to pulsars to the lonely spaces between…

12 years ago

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?…

12 years ago

Is There Life on Earth?

[/caption] It may seem like a silly question -- of course there's life on Earth -- but what if we…

13 years ago

Dispersion of Light

[/caption] Look up into the rainy sky! What do you see? Well, if its just rained and the sun is…

13 years ago

Diffraction of Light

[/caption] For some time, the behavior of light has baffled scientists. Initially, and in accordance with classic physics, light was…

13 years ago

Absorption of Light

[/caption] Those who can remember sitting through elementary science class might recall learning that with all matter, light is absorbed…

13 years ago

What Is Light Energy

[/caption] Just asking 'what is light energy' opens you up to a flood of other questions trying to narrow down…

14 years ago

Light Spectrum

Light spectrum can mean the visible spectrum, the range of wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation which our eyes are sensitive to…

15 years ago