What makes a planet habitable
It’s not all about location: planets need a lot of things to go right to harbor life. Continue reading What makes a planet habitable
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The thirsty dragon and other capillarity magic
Capillarity is a staple of school physics. But are you sure you know how it works? And what do dragons have to do with it? Continue reading The thirsty dragon and other capillarity magic
2 deep questions on gravitational waves (with puppies!)
Almost exactly a year ago, LIGO announced the detection of gravitational waves. Let’s celebrate answering two deep questions about them. They are hard, but puppies will keep our spirits up! Continue reading 2 deep questions on gravitational waves (with puppies!)
Why o why are rockets painted that way?
… or at all? To paint the lily might well be excess, but there’s very good reasons to paint rockets (or not) Continue reading Why o why are rockets painted that way?
Wormholes: digging tunnels through space
From Doctor Who to Interstellar (but dating back for decades) sci-fi has used wormholes to take heroes across space and time. Do they exist? And what could they really do? Continue reading Wormholes: digging tunnels through space
All physics is wrong!
… a little bit, it always has been and probably always will be. But it’s part of the process. Continue reading All physics is wrong!
Top 5 stories in (and around) physics of 2016
Maybe 2016 hasn’t been a great year in general, but at least for science it has. A year full of discoveries: expected, missed, surprising. From Solar System exploration to the frontiers of artificial intelligence, from the atomically small to the immensely big, it has been a busy year!
Here’s my personal top 5 news of this year. Sit back. Enjoy.
Continue reading “Top 5 stories in (and around) physics of 2016”
Two equations are enough to go to the Moon
All the physics you need to go to the Moon is taught in schools. And was published by some dude whose birthday is coming up. Continue reading Two equations are enough to go to the Moon
Fishing for space junk
The idea behind this interesting technology Japan is testing to clean up some space junk. Continue reading Fishing for space junk
The Big Bell Test: do particles talk to each other behind our backs?
Telepathic particles, international collaborations, and games. What the heck was this Big Bell Test? Continue reading The Big Bell Test: do particles talk to each other behind our backs?
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