Einstein's happiest thought he ever had was of an imaginary man dying
How did the image of a man falling to his death help us uncover some of the biggest scientific breakthroughs in physics? Columbia University's theoretical physicist Brian Greene shares how this morbid...
View ArticleWhy it's easier to hop around the moon than to walk
You have probably seen footage of astronauts skipping around on the moon. Although that may be fun, it is not the only reason they do it. Scientists conducted a thorough research on why skipping is the...
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We're about to see the biggest supermoon in nearly 70 years
If you only see one astronomical event this year, make it the November supermoon, when the Moon will be the closest to Earth it's been since January 1948.During the event, which will happen on the eve...
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Here are the best places to see the biggest supermoon in nearly 70 years
Unless you've been living in an internet-proof bunker, you've most likely heard about the record-breaking supermoon that will grace our skies on the eve of November 14.Not only will it be the closest...
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Apple's latest ad compares its new laptop to the discoveries of gravity and...
Apple's latest ad makes me want to invent something.The clip, "Bulbs," released on Thursday, quickly runs through humanity's greatest hits: the discovery of fire, the discovery of gravity, the...
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Astronomers found evidence for a 'dark' gravitational force that might fix...
Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity predicts so much about the universe at large, including the existence of gravitational lenses or "Einstein rings."And yet his famous equations struggle to...
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Here's how high you could jump on other worlds in the solar system
Take a moment to jump straight up and down... Go ahead, we'll wait.How high was your jump? And how long did it last?On Earth, a good leap can clear over half a meter (1.6 feet) in a second. But hop...
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This animation shows how fast a rocket must go to leave every planet
Elon Musk's private rocket company SpaceX announced Monday that it plans to launch two paying customers around the moon in late 2018.How hard will that be to accomplish, exactly?Gravity makes it...
View ArticleHere’s what would happen if the Earth stopped rotating
The Earth spins at more than 1,000 mph. If it were to suddenly stop, the effects would be disastrous.Follow Tech Insider:On FacebookJoin the conversation about this story »
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NASA will soon create the coldest spot in the universe — and forge a bizarre...
SpaceX is launching a NASA experiment called the Cold Atom Laboratory.The device will use lasers and a "knife" of radio waves to cool gases into superfluids.The superfluids will be just a billionth of...
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For thousands of dollars, Amazon's Jeff Bezos will send you to space for 10...
Jeff Bezos wants to send you to space, but you won't be up there for very long. In a recent report by The New York Times about Bezos selling $1 billion in Amazon stock to finance his Blue Origin space...
View ArticleHere’s how astronauts carry out simple, everyday tasks in space
When you don't have gravity, you have to do things a bit differently. This is how some astronauts live with it on the International Space Station.Follow Tech Insider:On FacebookJoin the conversation...
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Physicists are probing the center of our galaxy to find the missing fifth...
The INSIDER Summary:The four forces of nature are gravity, electromagnetism, and strong and weak nuclear forces.While some scientists want to eliminate gravity from this list, they're considering...
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The moon's gravity does not fully explain how ocean tides work
When teachers explain ocean tides, they frequently describe how the moon's gravity pulls on Earth and all of its water.This, they often say, leads to a gravitational imbalance, which stretches the...
View ArticleWhy you can't fly a plane to space
Why can't you fly a plane to space?Turns out, you couldn't even make it halfway.We chatted with Jim Gregory, a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Ohio State University, to learn...
View ArticleNeil deGrasse Tyson called out flat-earthers — here's what would happen if...
Neil deGrasse Tyson recently called out flat-earthers in one tweet: A Lunar Eclipse flat-Earther’s have never seen. pic.twitter.com/HuApDwa85n— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) November 26, 2017It's...
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What it's like to use the Gravity Blanket, a $250 weighted blanket that's...
The Gravity Blanket is a weighted blanket that's intended to help you feel less stressed and sleep better. The blanket began as a Kickstarter campaign, which raised more than $4.7 million. Now, Gravity...
View ArticleSuper-Earths are real and they could be an even better place for life than Earth
What is a super-Earth? Exactly what it sounds like: It's a planet that's similar to Earth but larger. And astronomers are realizing that super-Earths may be one of the most common planets in our...
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Brad Pitt asked a real astronaut who played a better movie astronaut — him or...
Ahead of the opening of his movie "Ad Astra" on earth, Brad Pitt spoke to a NASA astronaut aboard the International Space Station.Pitt asked who's portrayal of an astronaut was more believable — his or...
View ArticleWhat happens to the human body in space
Space is a dangerous and unfriendly place not suited for human life, yet astronauts are sent up to the International Space Station every year.From exposure to high levels of radiation to surviving in...
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