Curvature of spacetime attracting uneven distribution of masses together
All stories in gravity
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Here's why animals behave strangely during lunar and solar eclipses
For most animals, the structure of their day – and indeed their year – depends on the light-dark cycle. These regular ...
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We can thank the Apollo moon missions for these widely used technologies
NASA’s Apollo programme was one of the most challenging technological achievements in the 20th century. Beyond the space ...
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Life can theoretically exist in a 2D universe
The wild and wacky world of physics just keeps getting stranger. A UC Davis physicist recently published research demonstrating ...
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Here's how we can change the Earth's orbit to escape the expanding sun
In the Chinese science fiction film The Wandering Earth, recently released on Netflix, humanity attempts to change the Earth’s ...
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Here's why the crashed Israeli moon mission was still a tremendous contribution to science
It came so close. It even took a selfie. But with only a few kilometers left to descend, something went wrong and the spacecraft ...
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First black hole photo confirms Einstein's theory of relativity
Black holes are long-time superstars of science fiction. But their Hollywood fame is a little strange given that no-one has ...
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Scientists: Earth might be ripped apart by gravity when the Sun dies
If it weren’t for the sun constantly showering us with energy, there would be no life on Earth. But eventually stars like ...
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Scientists discover evidence of giant planet 13 times more massive than Jupiter
A team of Brazilian astronomers recently determined a giant exoplanet, over thirteen times more massive than Jupiter, is ...
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Gravity influences decision-making more than we can understand
Returning to Earth from the International Space Station, Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield remarked how making the right ...
