The science behind ice storms and thundersnow

Published 5 years ago in Science. Submitted by thundersnow

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If the Universe is only 14 Billion years old, how can it be 92 Billion years Wide with a W

Published 5 years ago in Science. Submitted by Judge-Jake

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Aluminum and Mercury

Published 5 years ago in Science. Submitted by sux2bu

When mercury is added to aluminum, it forms an amalgam (a mercury alloy).
Aluminum is normally protected by a thick oxide layer, but the formation of the amalgam disrupts it. It allows fresh aluminum to react with air to form white aluminum oxide. As the oxide grows, it forms a…
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The Bizarre Behavior of Rotating Bodies, Explained

Published 4 years ago in Science. Submitted by thefox

Spinning objects exhibit strange instabilities known as The Dzhanibekov Effect or Tennis Racket Theorem - this video offers an intuitive explanation.

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Titan Touchdown

Published 7 years ago in Science. Submitted by thundersnow

On Jan. 14, 2005, ESA's Huygens probe made its descent to the surface of Saturn's hazy moon, Titan. Carried to Saturn by NASA's Cassini spacecraft, Huygens made the most distant landing ever on another world, and the only landing on a body in the outer solar system. This video us…
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