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Galactic Cannibalism
The Andromeda Galaxy, is one of the most distant objects that can be seen with the naked eye and it's on a collision course with our home galaxy, the Milky Way.

Kelly Chipps
Nuclear physicist, Kelly Chipps (AKA Nuclear Kelly), understands just how difficult it is for some people to understand physicists, with her diverse background she is striving to make physics accessible to everyone.

Physics Buzz

Crowd-Sourced Star Wars: Combining 500 Clips into One Film
Star Wars fans are dedicated. Look around online, and you'll find a plethora of fan fiction, fan films and custom costumes. Building on this dedication, filmmaker and web developer Casey Pugh solicited the help of Star Wars fans from across the globe to ...

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How to Teach Physics to Your Dog
See how Emmy the dog formulates the existence of cheesy bunnies in the backyard. She will teach you how to predict the existence of your wildest fantasies and bring them to the yard.
Warning: you might also learn some quantum physics too.

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About Space & the Universe

space-universe One of the largest branches of physics is devoted to studying our vast universe. This section studies things such as gravity waves, black holes and stars.

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The Year in Planets
2011 was a good year in the hunt for planets outside our solar system. The record for smallest extrasolar planet was broken...twice! Scientists found a diamond planet, a planet straight out of science fiction and orphan planets with no solar system to call home. Today we'll recap some of the highlights of the year.

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Mysteries in Space
Astrophysicists found the largest water mass in the universe contained in a quasar. A quasar is an extremely old, distant object in space that emits several thousand times more energy than our entire galaxy. Water in this quasar is in the form of vapor, but if condensed into liquid would fill Earth’s oceans more than 100 trillion times. Scientists also determined that it is the oldest body of water known today.