Physics Facts

48 facts, from the everyday to the astonishing.

They sound like thunder, but they're not. They're sonic booms, concentrated blasts of sound waves created as vehicles…

Did you know that gravity is the weakest force in the universe? It's true! Physicists know of four fundamental forces:…

In the nuclear fission process, a heavy atomic nucleus spontaneously splits apart, releasing energy and an energetic…

A force may be thought of as a push or pull in a specific direction. When a force is applied to an object, the object…

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