Astronomy
The Physics behind Kepler’s Laws
Kepler’s laws of planetary motion are not really laws of physics. To understand the reason behind these laws, we need to consider Newton’s law of motion. […]
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Astronomy
Astrophysics: Putting the Whole Universe into Perspective
Astrophysics covers a vast range of scales, from nanometers to billions of light years. It is a fascinating science that needs the help of special maps and charts to be understood. […]
Astronomy
Studying Astrophysics: From Micro-world to the Cosmos
The study of astrophysics requires different units of measurement than the standard ones. Thus, we have radius of the Earth, solar radius, AU, light year, and parsec as units to measure distances in space. […]
Astronomy
Margaret Burbidge: Breaking Barriers in Astrophysics
Margaret Burbidge’s enthusiasm for astronomy led her to applying for a postdoctoral research position at Mount Wilson. However, she was turned down as women were barred from staying on the mountain and working as lead observers. […]
Science
How the Big Bang Model Grew in the History of Physics
It seems amazing that using data from observations of the present, we can come to a conclusion of how the universe’s state was in the past, about 14 billion years ago. […]
Quizzes
Quiz: Can You Trace Our Modern Inventions to the Founders of Quantum Physics?
How have the theories of Einstein and other key physicists influenced modern technology? Test yourself in our fun quiz. […]
Physics
Particle Physics and the Great Particle Accelerator
To discover more particles, it’s necessary to build particle accelerators with high power and energy. The more energy the machines have, the more massive the number of particles produced. […]
Lifestyle News
89-Year-Old Man Earns PhD in Physics, Achieving Lifelong Goal
An 89-year-old retiree has fulfilled his dream of becoming a physicist. Manfred Steiner of Rhode Island earned his Ph.D. in physics after defending his dissertation at Brown University in Providence. Physics governs nearly everything we do. […]
Philosophy
How Scientists View Quantum Physics
Even though scientists base their beliefs on facts, they disagree on how they interpret their theories and this separates them into realists and non-realists. […]
History of Science
Finding Equilibrium: The Physics of Classical Economics
In classical economics, the idea was that we ought to be able to model the flow of money in the marketplace on our vision of energy flowing in a physical system. […]