Sciencing on MSN1d
The One Area On Earth's Surface That Has The Weakest Gravitational Pull
Contrary to what you may intuit, the Earth's gravity isn't uniform, and there's one place where it's much weaker than anyone ...
An Engineer Says He’s Found a Way to Overcome Earth’s Gravity
This new propulsion system could rewrite the rules of spaceflight—not to mention completely defy conventional physics.
Science Daily6d
Earliest days of Earth's formation
New research sheds light on the earliest days of the earth's formation and potentially calls into question some earlier assumptions in planetary science about the early years of rocky planets.
Updated physical model helps reconstruct sudden, dramatic sea level rise after last ice age
Around 14,500 years ago, toward the end of the last ice age, melting continental ice sheets drove a sudden and cataclysmic ...
A simulated universe works better when dark energy changes over time
Dark energy is a mystery so daunting that it stretches and strains our most robust theories. The universe is expanding, ...
Indiatimes14d
After nine months in zero gravity—Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore prepares for a gravity-shocking return
NASA astronaut Sunita Williams and her colleague Barry "Butch" Wilmore are finally set to return to Earth after an extended nine-month stay on the International Space Station (ISS). Their return, ...
timesnownews15d
How Earth's Gravity Will 'Punish' Sunita Williams On Return From Space - 'Even Lifting A Pencil Will Be A Workout'
NASA on Friday confirmed that it has moved up the return of stranded astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams to mid-March. Williams and Wilmore have been aboard the International Space Station ...
Interesting Engineering19d
China makes batteries that run on gravity, could be an end run for lithium-ion
With renewables booming and AI driving energy demand higher, gravity-based storage offers a geopolitically neutral solution that could stabilize power grids worldwide. As the global transition ...
Interesting Engineering19d
Gravity: How science tracks this fundamental force that helps keep us alive
Gravity is one of the fundamental forces of nature. It is something you experience every single day, but likely something you never really give a second thought. But, it turns out, while we are ...
Science Daily20d
Super-Earths and mini-Neptunes: More Earth-like planets may exist
A new study presents a compelling new model for the formation of super-Earths and mini-Neptunes -- planets that are 1 to 4 times the size of Earth and among the most common in our galaxy.
news24online20d
NASA Astronauts Sunita Williams & Barry Wilmore To Return After 9 Months – How Will Earth’s Gravity Become Challenge For Them?
After spending nine months in space, Indian-origin NASA astronaut Sunita Williams and Butch Willmore are all set to return to earth in the third week of March, but as the time approaches, the sudden ...
Space.com22d
New recipe for gravity could unite Einstein's general relativity with quantum physics — and probe the dark universe
If gravity arises from entropy, scientists could unite Einstein's general relativity with the quantum realm while shedding light on dark matter and dark energy. A new recipe for gravity could help ...