Here's how astronauts use the bathroom in space
How does an astronaut use the bathroom in zero gravity? Retired astronaut and "An Astronaut's Guide To Life On Earth" author Chris Hadfield told us how it's done. Produced by Will Wei. Edited by Devan...
View ArticleHere's what you'll actually see when you watch this week's meteor shower
The most incredible meteor shower of the year, Perseids, is happening this week. Meteor showers are nature's nocturnal entertainment. During large showers, like the Perseids and Geminids, you can see...
View ArticleThis is what you're actually seeing when you watch a meteor shower
What is a meteor? What causes these stunning showers to occur? Here's what you're actually seeing when you watch a meteor showerProduced by Jess Orwig and Alex KuzoianFollow BI Video:On FacebookJoin...
View Article5 surprising consequences for life on Earth if the moon never existed
Without the moon helping to keep Earth on a steady tilt, scientists have even imagined that life on Earth may not have evolved the way we know it.Video courtesy of Inside Science Sign up for more...
View ArticleHere's what you actually see while you're watching a meteor shower
The Geminid meteor shower is peaking this weekend and will be visible on December 13.Meteor showers are nature's nocturnal entertainment. During large showers, like the Perseids and Geminids, you can...
View ArticleThis astronaut spacewalk looks like a scene straight out of the movies
NASA released footage of two American astronauts fixing a problem on the International Space Station, and it looks like it could be a scene from the 2013 film "Gravity," starring Sandra Bullock and...
View ArticleHere’s what would happen if the Earth stopped spinning
The Earth spins at more than 1000 mph. If it were to suddenly stop, the effects would be disastrous.Produced by Kevin Reilly. Animation by Rob LudacerFollow TI Video:On FacebookJoin the conversation...
View ArticleHarvard scientists made smoke flow like water — here's how
Everyone knows smoke tend to rise and scatter. It turns out, however, there is a way to control smoke to behave like a calm water stream. Two researchers, John Holland and Jarvis Harris from John A....
View ArticleHere's what you actually see while you're watching a meteor shower
The Eta Aquarid meteor shower is peaking Thursday night.Meteor showers are nature's nocturnal entertainment. During large showers, like the Perseids and Geminids, you can see as many as a hundred...
View ArticleThe surprising trick to getting around on the moon
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...
View ArticleHere's what you're actually seeing during Thursday night's beautiful meteor...
The Delta Aquarids meteor shower is peaking Thursday and Friday night. Experts expect to see up to 20 meteors an hour. So, if you're in the mood to see some shooting stars, find a safe, dark area far...
View ArticleEinstein'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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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...
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