What It Would Take to Bring the ISS Back to Earth in One Piece
NASA plans to deorbit the International Space Station in 2031 by crashing it into the ocean. But is there another way? ..
NASA plans to deorbit the International Space Station in 2031 by crashing it into the ocean. But is there another way? ..
This is the true story of a hammer, a feather, the Apollo 15 mission, and the answers to humanity’s oldest questions about how stuff falls. ..
We use video analysis to compare an animated liftoff to an actual one, proving that truth is more boring than fiction. ..
This is the science of why you can recline on an array of very sharp things without getting the pointy end of the stick. ..
In the movie’s video game world, a whole-body airbag protects Ryan Reynolds as he falls off of a building and onto a car. Would that … work? ..
'Jackass Forever' is back with more dumb stunts. Please: Only try the physics at home. ..
There’s the physics textbook way, and there’s the human way. ..
May the 4th be with you! If you're hitching a ride on the Millennium Falcon today, you should know a little bit about the bumpy physics of acceleration. ..
Sure, you could just crank up the speed and let chance have its way. But there's also a reason why some cars go fast and others flip over the sidewall. ..
In The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, a villain straps a hostage to his wingsuit and leaps off a plane. Cue the action—and the fun physics. ..