The multiverse hypothesis or theory holds that a group of multiple universes (possibly infinite universes) comprise everything that exists: The entirety of space, time, matter, energy, information, and... continue reading

posted by BSR 1 year 2 months 2 weeks ago • 143 views • 10:03

Some boaters were left stunned after witnessing an orca's extraordinary leap 15-feet out of the water during a dolphin hunt in Mexico’s Sea of Cortez. (Credit: Miguel Cuevas) While battering their... continue reading

posted by newtboy 1 year 2 months 3 weeks ago • 839 views • 45 secs

Red sprites, secondary jets and newly discovered green afterglow called "ghosts" triggered by red sprites. A dozen vibrant red sprites were recorded on this evening and only two events had the green afterglow.... continue reading

posted by newtboy 2 years 2 weeks ago • 981 views • 2:32

Ipley Cross, in the middle of the New Forest, is one of the most dangerous road junctions in Britain. Why? • Thanks to Bez, whoever you are: their definitive article on this junction is here: https://singletrackworld.c... continue reading

posted by eric3579 2 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 620 views • 4:12

YouTube description: The story of Apollo 13 goes beyond a tale of survival. The mission also successfully completed a science investigation that is still helping to inform our understanding of the Moon... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 years 4 months 1 week ago • 68 views • 2:46

A math/physics puzzle with a beautiful (but unexpected) answer.

posted by Zawash 3 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 1,137 views • 5:13

The European Space Agency (ESA) is part of an international effort to monitor and – ultimately – tackle space debris. This junk – accumulated in orbit since the dawn of the space age sixty years... continue reading

posted by newtboy 4 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 136 views • 3:37

Last year LIGO announced the detection of gravitational waves from the merger of two black holes. The science world went a little crazy. Only a few weeks ago a new rumour emerged: that LIGO had, for the... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 4 years 11 months ago • 151 views • 15:51

The sound of the collision from a billion light-years away is the first direct evidence of gravitational waves, the ripples in the fabric of space-time that Einstein predicted a century ago.

posted by blacklotus90 6 years 6 months ago • 778 views • 4:36

From YT: A dramatic collision of two moons may explain why our Moon is very much two-sided. Professor Mike Merrifield briefly discusses a recent paper in Nature. Check it out at http://www.nature.com/nature/journal... continue reading

posted by Skeeve 1 decade 11 months ago • 1,102 views • 4:24