The reasons for this anomaly remain uncertain, but "possibly the south polar crust is thicker than that of the north, making it harder for magma to rise to the surface and erupt," Davies said. The scientists detailed their findings online Nov. 13 in the journal Nature Astronomy. Join our...
In hindsight, I would say that the original thinking of Pluto as a major planet rather than a large asteroid was a rush to judgment. If I am not mistaken, the discovery of Charon decisively eliminated Pluto as the cause of any remaining appearance of perturbations of Uranus and Neptune, and...
Distinguished University Professor and co-Chair of Physics and Professor of Astronomy at Case Western Reserve University, Director of the Institute for the Science of Origins, Director of the Center for Education and Research in Cosmology and Astrophysics. How does gravity work? Now that's a stra...
” he jokes.“I used to carry a fresh suit to work with me so I could change if my clothes got wrinkled.” Today David wears casual clothes-khaki pants and sports shirt-to the office.He hardly ever wears a necktie.“I’m working harder than ever,” David says, “and ...
Which is the harder thing to do: Send men to the moon or make believe we did? The fact is that the physics behind sending people to the moon is simple. You can do it with computer whose entire memory capacities can now fit on chips the size of postage stamps and that cost about as...
"Schools and colleges have an important role to play in breaking down stereotypes but education policy is making it harder and not easier. Teachers tell us that barriers to tackling sexism include an overly heavy focus on academic subjects and teacher workload being too high." ...
bachelor's degree in physics, masters and PhD in astronomy, was selected as a NASA astronaut in 1998 and flew to the International Space Station in 2008 on the space shuttle mission that delivered and installed the European Space Agency's Columbus Laboratory Module. Stan spent more than 15 hou...
There is a lot of confusion out there about the curvature of the CPA exam—sounds silly or like an astronomy phrase, but trust me it’s a topic that comes up over and over. I promise, it is not curved. However, the CPA examination does work a little differently than a typical test,...
According to special relativity, if an object is moving at high speed relative to you, the object will appear to behave strangely. Its mass will increase, so that it becomes harder and harder to accelerate as it approaches the speed of light. It will appear to shrink in its direction of ...
technology was th e "bestest" in t h e whol e wid e world.Which is th e harder thing to do: Send men to th e moon or mak e believ e w e did? T h e fact is th e physics behind sending peopl e to th e moon is simpl e. You can do it with computers whose entir e ...