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Scientists say the Ewoks in 'Star Wars' should have suffered a gruesome fate...
There is something gravely wrong with the ultimate fate of the Death Star, a moon-size weapon in the "Star Wars" movies, and physicists think you should know about it.The Death Star meets its final...
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A physicist says blowing up nuclear weapons in the ocean to trigger tsunamis...
British tabloids recently reported that Russia could trigger tsunamis with nuclear "mole" missiles buried near US coasts.The claim was rejected by both nuclear weapons experts and the alleged source of...
View Article14-year-old whiz kid becomes the youngest graduate ever at Texas Christian...
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A 14-year-old physics major has become the youngest person ever to graduate from Texas Christian University.Carson Huey-You was among more than 2,000 students getting degrees...
View ArticleA physicist answers the grandest question of all: Why are we here?
Physicist Robbert Dijkgraaf, a contributor to the "The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge," explains how the small differences in theories about space and time might explain why life just happened to...
View ArticleThe scientific breakthrough that enabled physicists to solve the puzzle of...
During the mid 20th century, physicists were grappling with a perplexing puzzle. It seemed that every time they applied equations to explain fundamental properties we see and experience around us —...
View ArticleEinstein's biggest blunder turned out to explain one of the greatest...
Brian Greene, Columbia University physicist and co-founder of the World Science Festival, explains how today's physicists and mathematicians use an Einsteinian formula to explain the universe that...
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What a 'nail bomb' is and why they are terrifying improvised weapons
Following an explosion on May 22 outside an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England, at least 22 people are dead and 59 are injured.Prime Minister Theresa May has called the deadly event a...
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Physicists are probing the center of our galaxy to find the missing fifth...
Our current understanding of the Universe states that it's governed by four fundamental forces: gravity, electromagnetic, and the strong and weak nuclear forces.But there are hints of a fifth force of...
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NASA is gearing up to fly a robot dangerously close to the sun and 'touch'...
NASA is a launching a probe to get closer to the sun than any mission in history.The robot is designed to survive the sun's brutal environment and unlock longstanding mysteries of physics.The mission...
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Newly discovered gravitational waves hint that 'cities' of black holes may...
Scientists have announced their third detection of gravitational waves.These ripples in space-time are likely caused by colliding black holes.Albert Einstein predicted the phenomenon more than 100...
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Physicists want to 'listen' for these 7 bizarre phenomena in space using...
For the third time in two years, physicists have detected ripples in the fabric of spacetime, called gravitational waves, that Albert Einstein predicted the existence of more than 100 years ago with...
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How engineers would build the Golden Gate Bridge if they started from scratch...
Ever since the Golden Gate Bridge opened to traffic on May 27, 1937, it’s been an iconic symbol on the American landscape.By 1870, people had realized the necessity of building a bridge spanning the...
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The moon's gravity does not fully explain how ocean tides work
When teachers explain ocean tides, they frequently describe how the moon's gravity pulls on Earth and all of its water.This, they often say, leads to a gravitational imbalance, which stretches the...
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Nuclear bombs trigger a strange ‘EMP’ effect that could destroy your...
Nuclear blasts trigger an effect called electromagnetic pulse, or EMP.EMP can disrupt or even destroy electronics from miles away.Blasts miles above a country like the US might severely damage its...
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A new slippery coating could solve the most annoying problem with getting...
Struggling to get the last bit of mustard out of the bottle or the last squirt of toothpaste out of the tube can be one of the most frustrating feelings.But a new coating called LiquiGlide might...
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Astronomers have reconfirmed Einstein's most famous theory in a stunning way
Once again, scientists have confirmed Einstein's theory of general relativity, which describes the way massive objects — like stars — cause space to bend.For the first time, astronomers have glimpsed...
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Incredible photo shows hot lava forming tornadoes of steam over the ocean
Few sights in nature are as awesome as molten lava pouring into the ocean.This fearsome yet beautiful process slowly builds islands like Hawaii — arguably the tallest mountain on Earth, thanks to the...
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Energy from black holes can be stolen, shows an elegant new physics experiment
Water swirling down a drain has exposed an elusive phenomenon long believed to appear in black holes.Light waves scattering off a rotating black hole can bounce off with more energy than they came in...
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Neil deGrasse Tyson is creating a ‘Space Odyssey’ video game that's...
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson is making a video game about space exploration.Or trying to, anyway — the Kickstarter for the project went live on June 13 and runs through July 29. At the time of...
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Total solar eclipses are going extinct
In 1695, Edmond Halley discovered that eclipses recorded in ancient history did not match calculations for the times or places of those eclipses.Starting with records of eclipses in his day and the...
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