Physical Science

An exploding star is a supernova, or the process by which a star transforms into a different kind of body. It can become a dwarf star, a quasar or a pulsar. The end result of the transformation can even result in…
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In 1935 Fritz Zwicky and has colleague Walter Baade coined the phrase supernovae. Supernovae are visually stunning, complicated, stellar explosions. They are a solar requiem. These extremely energetic explosions are the final actions in the lifetime of a star. A…
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The Swiss astronomer Fritz Zwicky first invented the phase “dark matter” in 1934 after an exploration of the missing mass within the universe. In essence dark matter remains invisible, impossible to even touch or see. Continual scientific research focuses around…
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The rings of the Planet Saturn, within our solar system, have puzzled our astronomers since the time that they were discovered. The Explorer Spacecraft missions did provide some answers to some of the questions that resulted from the discovery of those, so…
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Albert Einstein is a renowned name not only among physicists and scientists but to the whole world. He was and is known as a genius. Einstein was a simple man. He was born on Friday March 14, 1879. In school…
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Modern-day cloaking technology, who would have guessed? Granted, current techniques only render objects invisible to a single wavelength (or narrow range of wavelengths) of light, so true invisibility is still a few steps away, but the potential is there –…
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In Geneva the CERN LHC is open for business. LHC standing for Large Hadron Collider and no, unfortunately it is not the world’s newest and largest bumper car park. It is a 27km ring of underground magnets designed to fire…
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For millions of years humans have watched winged creatures soar high in the air above, and as many have themselves dreamed of one day escaping the bond of gravity to match this alluring aerial feat. Many with dubious fascination, binding…
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Birds use it. Bees use it. Boeing 747s use it. First devised by Daniel Bernoulli in 1732, the Bernoulli Principle would not be applied to flight for centuries, though it would become integral to understanding the force of lift and…
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Given that we break molecules down to atoms on a regular basis, the correct answer can only be along the lines of “Ya, sure, you-betcha.” A molecule is a group of atoms held together by bonds. There is nothing physical…
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