Physics
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Soccer Ball Bending: The Science Behind Pro Players' Spin
NASA researchers, typically focused on rockets and airplanes, have developed software to help students understand how a soccer ball bends and curves through the air.
Large Magellanic Cloud rips Small Magellanic Cloud apart
Stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud are currently hurtling outward at an average speed of 17 kilometers per second, a clear sign of its imminent demise.
New evidence solidifies cosmic inflation's dominance
The BICEP2 collaboration has announced the first direct evidence for cosmic inflation, a theory that has guided our understanding of the universe's birth for over 30 years.
String theory applications and uses in 2026 reshape our understanding of physics
At distances smaller than 10^-32 cm, where physics theories fail, string theory offers a path to unify gravity with quantum mechanics.
Cosmic Voids Challenge Understanding of Universe's Structure
Our own galaxy, the Milky Way, sits at the very center of a cosmic void spanning an astonishing 2 billion light-years wide, a discovery challenging current understanding of the universe's large-scale