Physics is the study of the underlying laws and mechanisms explaining how the universe works. Most of what we do in daily life is based on a principle or law of physics—dealing with forces, motion, ...
What comes to mind when you think of space? Imagine a friend boasting about a spacious building, stadium or museum they recently visited. Do you envision the building as vast and expansive? Is it ...
One afternoon in early 1994 a couple of astronomers sitting in an air-conditioned computer room at an observatory head­quarters in the coastal town of La Serena, Chile, got to talking. Nicholas ...