Learn how to determine the observed intensity of a supernova using core physics ideas like luminosity, distance, and the inverse-square law. This video walks through the reasoning and calculations ...

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One of the first sentences I was ever paid to write was “Try out lighter lip stick colors, like peach or coral.” Fresh out of college in the mid 2010s, I’d scored a copy job for a how-to website. An ...

With board exams approaching, many students find numerical problems in Physics and Chemistry difficult and time-consuming. These questions test more than memory. They check whether a student ...

The Orlando Magic will attempt to put up an improved performance when they conclude a four-game road trip with a visit to the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night. Orlando is 1-2 on the trip and ...

During high-water events like last week's king tide, Marin County's densest neighborhood begins to drown. Near the harbor, saltwater trickles out from under an apartment building and swamps a ...

Physicists have transformed a decades-old technique for simplifying quantum equations into a reusable, user-friendly "conversion table" that works on a laptop and returns results within hours. When ...

While atmospheric turbulence is a familiar culprit of rough flights, the chaotic movement of turbulent flows remains an unsolved problem in physics. To gain insight into the system, a team of ...

BEIJING—I got a glimpse of a technology that soon could be spreading around the world—if not the U.S. It is a Chinese robotaxi. One of the two I tried featured executive-style chairs and ample luggage ...

When Avengers: Doomsday arrives, it will be essential to show that Doctor Doom has become the most powerful character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. However, look at the MCU movies since Avengers: ...

Daniel Whiteson and Andy Warner’s upcoming book is a philosophical exploration of the humanity behind our desire to find aliens. Reading time 6 minutes At Gizmodo, we love a good story about ...