Weblog on Physics

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquid_mirror_telescope Liquid mirror telescopes are telescopes with mirrors made with a reflective liquid. T...

Pulsed gamma rays from the Vela pulsar  from photons detected by Fermi's Large Area Telescope. The Vela pulsar is the brightest per...

Gamma rays have the smallest wavelengths and the most energy of any wave in the electromagnetic spectrum. ... http://missionscience.nasa.gov...

"Why is the ocean blue? Speculation about the blue color of the ocean, as seen from above, goes way back. Lord Rayleigh claimed it was ...

"Differences between the near and far sides of the Moon could be the result of a collision between the Moon and a "Trojan" co...

"Nanoparticles disguised as red blood cells could be used to deliver anti-cancer drugs directly to a tumour. So say researchers at the...

"For more than 50 years it has been known that aircraft can punch large holes or carve out canals inside clouds as they pass through t...

"The earliest rocks in the solar system, from which the terrestrial planets were born, were more like candy floss than hard rock, acco...