Space
A Cosmic Video Miniseries to Ponder Gravity, the Universe and Everything
Earthly matters got you stressed? Here is an opportunity to elevate your mind above the terrestrial din with three cosmic questions...
Stories by Jared Kaplan
Space
To Understand Gravity, Toss a Hard Drive into a Black Hole
We probably think we know gravity pretty well. After all, we have more conscious experience with this fundamental force than with any of the others (electromagnetism and the weak and strong nuclear forces)...
Space
The Big Bang, Zebras and the Texture of Our Universe
What do zebras have to do with the structure of the cosmos? Imagine a single zebra in your mind. With twitching ears, tufted hair, and a visual interference pattern wrapped over muscle and skin, the animal has its own contours, which are easy to make out up close...
Physics
Apple-Sized Stars, a Potato-Shaped Earth and the Force That Creates Our Reality
Life’s up and downs may seem as inevitable as gravity, but somehow 2020 feels worse than usual. Just as a thought experiment, what if this year actually did get so weird that it even ushered in a change in how gravity affects our material universe?...
