“I Get Goosebumps Still”: Angela Stickle, DART Mission Scientist, Reflects on Humanity’s First Effort to Change an Asteroid’s Orbit
At an APS meeting in Chicago, Stickle coolly explained how smashing a spacecraft into an asteroid could someday save Earth — and, after last year’s test, what comes next.
Opinion: Is Climate Science Physics?
How we answer this question can help determine who understands, and who enters, the field.
Congress Scrambles to Steer AI Development
Bipartisan lawmakers weigh legislation for the emerging technology.
This Month in Physics History
September 1936: Seismologist Inge Lehmann Concludes That Earth Has an Inner Core
Teaching is a “Squishy, Unpredictable Science,” Says the 2023 Physics Teacher of the Year. You Should Try It.
Joe Cossette, engineer-turned-educator and PhysTEC Teacher of the Year, discusses trials and triumphs in the classroom.
Two New Anthologies Will Share the Stories of Women in Fluid Dynamics
A 13-year-old grassroots effort to support women in fluid dynamics has taken a creative turn.
The Neurophysicist Trying to Tackle Jet Lag Ahead of the World’s Longest Flights
Sveta Postnova wants to make 20-hour flights more bearable for travelers.
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