Saturn And Jupiter Great Conjunction 2020: Rare ‘Christmas Star’ To Light Up Night Sky For First Time In Hundreds Of Years
Look up at the night sky on December 21 and Australian stargazers may see something special. The planets of Jupiter…
The Rights of Trans People in Massachusetts Are in Danger | Eighteen x 18 | NowThis
This historic law protecting the rights and safety of transgender people is in danger of being repealed. Meet the dedicated…
Three Science Experiments You Can Do With Your Phone
Everyone already knows that you are carrying around a computer in your pocket. But your smartphone is more than just…
The Physics of Catching a Gnarly 80-Foot-Tall Wave
I’ve never been surfing—but I’m willing to give it a try. I would not, however, be interested in attempting to…
Star-Swallowing Black Holes Reveal Secrets in Exotic Light Shows
Black holes, befitting their name and general vibe, are hard to find and harder to study. You can eavesdrop on…
You Can Learn Everything Online Except for the Things You Can’t
I’ve seen several quotes that say something like this. Everything I learned in college can now be found online for…
Questions About ‘PUBG’? Ask PlayerUnknown Himself
Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds—or PUBG, as fans know it—has fundamentally overhauled the gaming landscape since its release less than a year and…
How Much Power Does It Take to Fly in a Real-Life Jet Suit?
This isn’t actually a real Iron Man suit. But it does fly. It’s a flying suit made by Gravity Industries,…
Quantum Computing Will Create Jobs. But Which Ones?
Chris Monroe’s vision for quantum computers is simple: He wants people to use them. Monroe, a physicist and co-founder of…
July sets a record for number of $100M+ venture capital rounds
In July 2018, the tech sector’s leisure class — venture capitalists — kicked investments into overdrive, at least when it…
Loopholes and the ‘Anti-Realism’ of the Quantum World
The theoretical physicist John Wheeler once used the phrase “great smoky dragon” to describe a particle of light going from…
What Does It Take to Put a Waterfall on a Skyscraper?
You don’t see this very often—a 350-foot artificial waterfall pouring out of a skyscraper. It looks cool, but it also…
Why Do You Feel Lighter at the Top of a Ferris Wheel?
Here is what I like to do (for fun). Take a classic physics problem and go over the solution. After…