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Every published story filed under Physics and space, newest first. Each one passed the same source, image and editorial checks.
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World Explained · Physics and space
Neutrinos pass through Earth almost unnoticed. When one rarely strikes Antarctic ice, charged debris can outrun light in ice and leave a blue Cherenkov cone.
World Explained · Physics and space
The ISS is not beyond gravity. It falls continuously while moving sideways fast enough to keep missing Earth, and occasional reboosts counter atmospheric drag.
World Explained · Physics and space
Gravity changes the rate of time. Optical clocks can now resolve that change across a millimetre-high cloud of atoms, turning timekeeping into a height sensor.
World Explained · Physics and space
NASA expects a spent Falcon 9 stage to make a roughly 18-metre lunar crater on 5 August. The impact is local, harmless to Earth and scientifically useful.