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What is ‘Fallout’? Physicist breaks down the science of Amazon’s sci-fi show and the horrifying reality of nuclear radiation
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What is ‘Fallout’? Physicist breaks down the science of Amazon’s sci-fi show and the horrifying reality of nuclear radiation

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You’ve heard of a leap year, but what about a leap second? A physicist explains what is messing with the Earth’s rotation
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You’ve heard of a leap year, but what about a leap second? A physicist explains what is messing with the Earth’s rotation

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What is the ‘3 Body Problem’? Astrophysicist explains concept behind hit Netflix show
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What is the ‘3 Body Problem’? Astrophysicist explains concept behind hit Netflix show

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What is a nova outburst? Astrophysicist explains science behind the once-in-a-lifetime event that will light up the sky this year
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What is a nova outburst? Astrophysicist explains science behind the once-in-a-lifetime event that will light up the sky this year

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Yes, the moon is shrinking. Here’s what that means for the planned Artemis III mission — and future lunar visits
A waning gibous moon.

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Yes, the moon is shrinking. Here’s what that means for the planned Artemis III mission — and future lunar visits

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Are space elevators possible? Physicist says they could transform humanity into a ‘spacefaring civilization’
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Are space elevators possible? Physicist says they could transform humanity into a ‘spacefaring civilization’

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Ye’s titanium teeth: How would they fare as teeth? Experts weigh in on his oral transformation
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Ye’s titanium teeth: How would they fare as teeth? Experts weigh in on his oral transformation

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The physics of rapid ‘depressurization.’ Passengers on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 could have died if blowout occurred above 40,000 feet, physicist says
NTSB Investigator-in-Charge John Lovell examining fuselage plug area of the Alaska Airlines plane.

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The physics of rapid ‘depressurization.’ Passengers on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 could have died if blowout occurred above 40,000 feet, physicist says

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Why you probably won’t see the Northern Lights in New England—despite early forecasts
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Why you probably won’t see the Northern Lights in New England—despite early forecasts

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Physicist explains why the Titan submersible’s carbon fiber was ineffective
The carbon fiber debris from the Titan submersible.

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Physicist explains why the Titan submersible’s carbon fiber was ineffective

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Physicist explains how Titan’s ‘catastrophic implosion’ might have happened–and what it meant for those on board
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Physicist explains how Titan’s ‘catastrophic implosion’ might have happened–and what it meant for those on board

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Hockey physics: What are the forces responsible for a good slap shot? Naturally, we asked a physicist

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Hockey physics: What are the forces responsible for a good slap shot? Naturally, we asked a physicist

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