Mars has two moons, Phobos and Deimos. Both are small, airless bodies with irregular shapes. Because they lack protective atmospheres and magnetospheres, Phobos and Deimos are directly exposed to the solar wind for part of...

Physics majors study the universe, from electrons and protons to supergiant stars.



As a physics major you will take A LOT of math and apply complex formulas to the problems at hand. Physics majors don't just learn the...

Yesterday Rocket Labs successfully launched their Electron rocket into orbit carrying test satellites. The Electron is small cheap rocket which uses a 3D Printed engine, Electrically driven pumps and composite fuel tanks. All features...

MOT 1946: ANIMATED GRAPHICS: Nucleus of atom (C) w/ electrons in orbit around nucleus. LAB: Laboratory Lightning Electric current between two conductors wires. 'Lightning' electricity running up conductor wires. 'Lightning' flowing up.

New Zealand’s small-rocket specialist is opening a second launch site in the US, and will start to challenge SpaceX in the construction and launching of large, reusable rockets.

How can a satellite the size of a microwave oven help shape human missions to the Moon and beyond?



CAPSTONE will fly in a unique, halo-shaped orbit around the Moon before the orbit is used by Gateway, NASA's future...

Our part 2 video of "What does a physics major do" covers what research positions and jobs a physics major could go into. In the video I focus mostly on jobs that directly apply to physics. What you'll find is that there are an endless...