NASA Probe Finds Higher Chance of Asteroid Bennu Striking Earth
Using data from the OSIRIS-REx mission, scientists calculated slightly increased (but still low) odds the space rock will collide with our planet in the 2100s
The Planets and You
Predictable transits and conjunctions belie a deeper story that includes our origins
The Zoomable Universe
Reality as we know it spans 63 orders of magnitude in scale, and now all of that is in one book
The Gravity of Pi
Martin Krzywinski’s latest “Pi Day” graphic re-imagines numerical digits as physical masses
Just How Resilient Is Spacetime?
A hundred years on, and the implications of Einstein's general relativity still surprise and delight
Explained: The Supertide That Swallowed a French Abbey
The moon, sun and some shenanigans between them brought a 14-meter tide to the coast of France
Why Can't Gravity Believers and Skeptics Get Along?
Multiple media outlets around the world covered a study published last week in the journal Nature Climate Change.* This study sought to explain why "believers" in climate change cannot get along with "skeptics" and how "believers" can argue the matter better to convince "skeptics." Seems like a fascinating dive into the sociology of science, until [...]
Quantum Method Closes in on Gravitational Constant
Cold rubidium atoms have provided a fresh approach to measuring Newton's big G
Water on Mars, and More – The Countdown, Episode 32
More to explore: Universe May Be Curved, Not Flat (Scientific American) http://www.s
IgNobels 2013! Could you walk on water?
Some might say there’s only one person who could do that. But it turns out it might not be so impossible. The real trick to it? An exotic locale.
The (Elusive) Theory of Everything
Physicists have long sought to find one final theory that would unify all of physics. Instead they may have to settle for several
Black Stars, Not Holes
Quantum effects may prevent true black holes from forming and give rise instead to dense entities called black stars