Physical Science

Speed and velocity are often used interchangeably in common conversation. However, in the physical sciences (and especially in physics), the two terms actually refer to specific and different forms of measurement. In particular, speed refers to the rate that an…
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 As technologies jet aircraft, rockets and nuclear energy emerged in the mid-20th century out of the terrible strife of World War II. Not an auspicious beginning, certainly enough, but commercial aviation depends on jet aircraft; industrialized countries derive significant fractions…
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The Moon may not, as most people have always assumed, be the only natural object orbiting the Earth at any one time. Since 2006, astronomers have returned to a question that their profession had largely abandoned decades ago: Are there…
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Stars above tell us we are higher beings.  Why?  For we are the only critters on Earth who observe them or at least notice their design in the sky.  From there we have used them to help us navigate.   We…
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The battle for dominance between alternating current (AC)  and direct current (DC) may never come to a close, as they both are important in today’s electronic-fueled society. A short explanation on electricity is necessary to understand the more important nuances…
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“Nomad” planets (also called “rogue planets”) are planets that are not attached to any particular star and are not part of any particular solar system. Scientists now believe that that there are more of these heavenly bodies in the Milky…
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INFINITE VARIABLES This is like asking one such as a human, to stand on the point of a pin; take a step off, and simply hope we won’t fall into the abyss of Eternity. The quantum superposition if being so…
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Aviation experts have raised a new concern among commercial airline companies and military forces. Electromagnetic pulse (EMP) weapons could bring down aircraft. Decades ago, the only weapon that could create an EMP was a nuclear warhead detonated in the atmosphere….
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When something rises in temperature, we say it has gotten hotter. It seems pretty straightforward. A higher temperature means more heat, so heat and temperature are the same thing, right? It’s not quite as simple as that. Yes, heat and…
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The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) has been a smashing success with records broken at every stage of atom smashing activity. With so many successful missions, it is now up to the scientists to meet their ultimate goal: finding the elusive…
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