Moonbows occur when light is refracted through water droplets, in exactly the same way as a rainbow. However, the main difference is the light source. A moonbow gets its light from sunlight reflectin… [+2170 chars]
ByInstitute for Advanced StudyJune 23, 2022 Simulation of glowing gas around a black hole Credit: Chris White, Princeton University Looks can be deceiving. The light from an incandescent bulb seems… [+5184 chars]
Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn have aligned and we have the perfect view from earth. It’s actually visible most mornings through June but the best viewing is this Friday morning (6/24/22).… [+791 chars]
Get your brain working: How many answers can you get? (Courtesy: Shutterstock/Jackie Niam) To mark Physics Worlds first AI in Medical Physics Week, weve put together a short quiz to see how much you… [+2159 chars]
How much does a black hole weigh? The James Webb Space Telescope is about to find out. After the James Webb Space Telescopes first images go live next month, it will finally be time for the obser… [+6318 chars]
But WHO warns giving continental body power to declare health emergencies could pose risks The World Health Organization’s Africa chapter has denied opposing proposals to give the Africa Centres for… [+323 chars]
It was a dying rocket developed by Tesla CEO Elon Musk that was to blame for the bizarre blue spiral of light that appeared in the skies over New Zealand on Sunday, contrary to what some people thoug… [+3335 chars]
Look to the eastern sky before dawn on Friday (June 24) and Saturday (June 25) and the moon will appear to have jumped over Uranus. On Friday "the old crescent will shine a generous palm's width to… [+1875 chars]
The Sun is the source of all energy in our solar system, but what happens when this star dies havoc. Astronomers have observed a similar development in deep space as a dead star leads to cosmic canni… [+2982 chars]
The chemical precursors of present-day biomolecules could have formed not only in the deep sea at hydrothermal vents, but also in warm ponds on the Earth's surface. The chemical reactions that may ha… [+5060 chars]
Scientists headed by CEE Professor Oscar Lopez-Pamies have derived the governing equations that explain and describe the macroscopic mechanical behavior of elastomers packed with liquid inclusions di… [+3166 chars]
Astronomers have discovered what might be the most powerful pulsar ever observed. They suspect the newfound object, VT 1137-0337, is a pulsar wind nebula, a neutron star that accelerates nearby ch… [+2812 chars]
