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The Higgs Boson Q&A Physicists worldwide are celebrating the discovery of the Higgs boson. But what is it? And why…
The Return of the Large Hadron Collider June 9, 2015 5-minute readThe Large Hadron Collider (LHC) was recently turned back…
What Causes Lightning Bolts? July 8, 2013 3-minute readAsk Science explains the mechanics of lightning and thunder.061 EDE What Causes…
What Does the Food and Drug Administration Do? February 14, 2017 5-minute readDo you know what the Food and Drug…
What is “Supersonic”? How fast is something that is supersonic? Can the world’s fastest man ever hope to achieve supersonic…
What Is the Space-Time Continuum? Ask Science explores the 4 dimensions of the space-time continuum By Lee Falin, PhD Ask…
What Makes the New Horizons’ Encounter With Pluto So Extraordinary? The New Horizons mission to Pluto provides the most detailed…
What’s a Capacitor? January 5, 2013 3-minute readCapacitors are used in almost every single electronic device on the planet. Ask…
Women in Science: Ada Lovelace, the First Computer Programmer October 6, 2015 4-minute readComputers streamline everything we do, from making…
Women in Science: Hidden Figure Katherine Johnson, NASA’s Human Computer March 7, 2017 5-minute readIn honor of International Women’s Day this week,…