Physical Science

In the world of nuclear physics, there are numerous methods of radioactive decay which an element can undergo.  Each of these has different implications for the element and its surroundings.  These different types of decay can explain why multiple instances…
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Radiation energy, or radiation, refers to any form of energy propagated as rays, waves or a stream of particles. The term usually applies to light or other electromagnetic waves but can also be used to describe sound waves, water waves…
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Voltage and current: two fundamental principles of the physics of electricity. Since the fathers of electrical science discovered current electricity, man has sought ways to explain its properties. In this article, we will explore the concepts of electric current and…
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After thousands of years of scientific and philosophical assessments regarding Time, Aristotle’s original observation that “Time is the measure of change” still gives to us the simple knowledge that Time and motion are inextricably bound together within our awareness. In…
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The Large Hadron Collider: Greatest Physics Experiment in the World Introductory summary:  This writer takes the view that, although the Hadron Collider is, undoubtedly,  the “Greatest Physics Experiment in the World,”  it may also go down in history as the…
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Quantum mechanics is a theory of mechanics that applies to small particles such as electrons and atoms.  It was suggested as an alternative theory to classical mechanics after the failure of the latter to explain physical experiments such as the…
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The basic and prominent land forms of Mars are powerful and significant reminders that each planet in our solar system is a unique and incredible place. The most important fact about the major landforms on Mars is their size. Most of the Martian…
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Mass and weight are usually used interchangeably in common conservation; in the natural sciences, however (and especially in physics), these refer to two specific, different properties of matter. In essence, mass is an estimate of the amount of matter in…
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The asteroid 2012 DA14 was sighted February 2012 when Granada, Spain astronomers in La Sagra Sky Survey Observatory were searching areas where asteroids had not usually been seen. Since it will be only 14,913 miles from the Earth (24000 kilometers)…
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A powerful solar flare likely caused the spectacular failure of the Russian Federation’s bold space mission Fobos-Grunt (in English, “Phobos-Soil”). That’s the conclusion of a panel of space scientists working with an interministerial committee charged with determining why the spacecraft…
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