Speed of sound: what is and how it is measured
We just watched the sequel to the movie “Top Gun” with Tom Cruise. It is a film that explores the…
Physics
What makes the sun turn red at sunset?
One of the most beautiful moments of the day is the sunset. As the Sun approaches the horizon, it begins…
LEONARDO DA VINCI’S LOST EXPERIMENT ON GRAVITY
A new study published by Caltech engineers unearthed a forgotten experiment by Leonardo Da Vinci, discovering how surprisingly advanced his…
This video shows how it would throw a ball on the other planets
Imagine throwing a ball. It’s not very light, that’s true, but here on Earth, for us humans, it can feel…
Huge solar storm triggers rare red auroras over Europe
A huge solar storm triggers red lights over Europe, images become viral. This was reported by NASA over the past…
The new version of the Schrödinger’s cat paradox
In a 2018 article in Nature Communications, the new version of Schrödinger’s cat paradox was unveiled. This variation puts into…
Unraveling Schrödinger’s Cat Paradox and Quantum Mechanics
Picture a cat trapped in a box that’s slowly filling with a poisonous, radioactive gas. Is the cat alive or…
How do flight routes look?
You must have caught a plane. Particularly on long-haul flights, for instance between Europe and the United States, routes do…
Spin: Do particles really rotate on themselves?
As you may already know, there is an intrinsic property of quantum particles known as “spin”. For example, the spin…
PHYSICS OF FOOTBALL – FORCES
The forces described by English physicist and mathematician Isaac Newton can be broken down into three laws. Let’s explore them…