How Far Would You Have to Tunnel Underground to Lose 20 Pounds?
Now, what if I move outside this sphere? It turns out that the gravitational field due to a spherical distribution produces the same gravitational field as…
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App developer forces Android users to pay more for in-app items after Apple hiked its pricing tiers
It wouldn't be fair to ask Android users to pay for Apple's price hike, right? According to Eurogamer (via Android Police), Pokemon…
Pure VPN joins forces with Samsung to build a safer online world
One of the best VPN services around, PureVPN has joined forces with Samsung Electronics to build a safer online world together.The plan is to integrate…
The Physics of Going Fast—but Not Too Fast—on a Giant Slide
Really, the only difference is that this is a downward-curving path with the center of this circular curve below the slide instead of above. (Once again, the…
The US Space Force’s new anthem proves it’s just another boring government entity
Three years after becoming the newest branch of the US Armed Forces, the Space Force has an official song. Titled “Semper Supra” (or “Always Above,” if…
US border forces are seizing Americans’ phone data and storing it for 15 years
If a traveler's phone, tablet or computer ever gets searched at an airport, American border authorities could add data from their device to a massive…
Bose and Qualcomm join forces to fix big problem with wireless earbuds
Audio brand Bose and US technology giant Qualcomm have just announced a new partnership which could help to fix one of the biggest bugbears of wireless…
Could Climate Change Alter the Length of the Day?
Let's consider an example with an imaginary planet. In this solar system, the planet completes one orbit around its sun in 8.6 solar days, instead of 365…
Webb and Hubble telescopes join forces to capture multi-spectrum image of Phantom Galaxy
The JWST has dazzled since it began , but sometimes even the most advanced space telescope ever needs a little help from a friend. On Monday, the European…
‘Chameleon’ forces remain elusive in a new dark energy experiment
A chameleon-like force that shifts its nature based on its environment could explain a major physics quandary: how the mysterious substance called…