All posts tagged "Physics"
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43PhysicsStephen Hawking celebrated with new 50 pence coin
The British Royal Mint has commemorated professor Stephen Hawking in a new 50p coin, which references the late physicist’s pioneering work on black...
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17PhysicsWayward Satellites Test Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity
In August 2014 a rocket launched the fifth and sixth satellites of the Galileo global navigation system, the European Union’s $11-billion answer...
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29PhysicsA kilometre-sized Kuiper belt object discovered by stellar occultation using amateur telescopes
Kuiper belt objects (KBOs) are thought to be remnants of the early Solar System, and their size distribution provides an opportunity to...
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28PhysicsWhat to expect in 2019: science in the new year
Polar projects In January, US and UK researchers will descend on Antarctica to begin their largest joint mission to the continent in...
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26PhysicsTiny Computers Could Transform Our Lives
Remember Innerspace, the comedy sci-fi movie from the ‘80s about a microscopic manned pod injected into a human? Although we’re years away from...
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27PhysicsBeguiling dark-matter signal persists 20 years on
A group of physicists says that it is still detecting the presence of dark matter — the mystery substance thought to make up 85%...
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32PhysicsThe Human Cell Atlas Is Biologists’ Latest Grand Project
Aviv Regev speaks with the urgent velocity of someone who has seen the world with an extraordinary new acuity, and can’t wait...
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43PhysicsMemories and recollections of the late, great Stephen Hawking
Roger Penrose’s splendid obituary of Prof Stephen Hawking (15 March) overlooked one very important aspect. He was a passionate campaigner for peace and protester...
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43PhysicsIT’S BUSINESS TIME FOR ROCKET LAB, LAUNCHER OF SMALL SATELLITES
“Dear everyone,” wrote Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck during a reddit AMA in April, “I’m not building a bigger rocket any time soon.” Beck...
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46PhysicsTHE PHYSICS—AND PHYSICALITY—OF EXTREME JUGGLING
Among the (many, many) things you probably do not know about juggling is the fact that it is, at times, a physically...