articles tagged: gravity


# science   

why gravity is the force you think you understand, but actually don’t

If you think you know how gravity works, you’re probably wrong. While we can explain what it does, figuring out how has been a multi-decade long exercise in frustration and dead ends.
why gravity is the force you think you understand, but actually don’t

# space   

there may not be dark matter or energy, just gravity. we just don’t know how.

Theoretical physicists seem ready to move on from looking at dark matter as unknown particles we’ve yet to discover, and consider it a side-effect of gravity at cosmic scales.
there may not be dark matter or energy, just gravity. we just don’t know how.

# science   

how gravity and lasers are helping us learn more about the universe

The best way to understand the fabric of space and time might just involve a fifth state of matter and falling for a really long time...
how gravity and lasers are helping us learn more about the universe

# science   

how studying falling antimatter can eventually help us treat cancer

CERN wants to investigate how antimatter falls by creating and dropping anti-hydrogen atoms, adding to our understanding of particle physics and its applications.
how studying falling antimatter can eventually help us treat cancer

# space   

how hot could it get inside a black hole?

Black holes radiate virtually no energy, much less anything we'd consider heat. But that doesn't mean their innards aren't superheated to cosmic extremes...
how hot could it get inside a black hole?

# science   

a gravity fail goes viral, but is it real?

Gravity can be tricky when you don't seem to understand how it works...
a gravity fail goes viral, but is it real?

# science   

in critique of newtonism

How to apply creationist logic to Newtonian physics.
in critique of newtonism