Watching a ski jumper fly through the air might get you wondering, “How do they do that?” The answer is – physics!That’s why this episode, we have two physicists – Amy Pope, a physicist from Clemson ...

Colorado State University's Little Shop of Physics Open House returns March 1 with hundreds of hands-on science experiments ...

Physics of drag forces in calculating the L1 Lagrange point and understanding how non-gravitational forces influence precise orbital positioning. Learn how drag, solar radiation pressure, and other ...

This puzzle is known as the problem of time, and it remains one of the most persistent obstacles to a unified theory of ...

Another theory held that the forces between two particles falls off exponentially in direct relationship to the distance between two particles and that the factor by which it drops is not dependent on ...

Physics is the study of the underlying laws and mechanisms explaining how the universe works. Most of what we do in daily life is based on a principle or law of physics—dealing with forces, motion, ...

In the 1920s, when quantum mechanics was young, physicists Jane Dewey and Laura Chalk performed some of the first experimental tests of the theory, based on a phenomenon called the Stark effect. Later ...

Claudio Chamon will join the Purdue University College of Science beginning fall 2025. Photo by Frank Curran. Quantum science is the next frontier in scientific achievement and Purdue University is ...

The physics of the spiral pass have baffled physicists and football fans for decades. EMILY KWONG, HOST: ...

A proposed funding program for small- and medium-scale projects reveals insights into the science, logistical challenges, and future of particle physics research. Particle physicists have a reputation ...

The history of science is never neutral. How Ukrainian identity in physics was erased over decades and why the «Soviet school» is not the same as the «Russian school.» We are bringing the names of ...

Moment of Science: The physics behind figure skating ...