Whether it's a mist-filled graveyard or bubbling potions in the Haunted Science Lab, the addition of smoke and fog can certainly add to the mood of the holiday. The ... Read More

Are you looking for an eccentric, zany, fun and wild Halloween costume? Have you ever wanted to play God with the laws of the universe, bending them to your ... Read More

At the beginning of August, About Physics reported on a physicist that predicted invisibility machines was a physical possibility. At that time, I said that I'd believe it when ... Read More

Oct. 24, 1601 - Tycho Brahe, the Danish astronomer, is born. Brahe was a mentor of Johannes Kepler. Oct. 27, 1980 - John Hasbrouck van Vleck, American physicist and Nobel ... Read More

This upcoming weekend, the Wirefly X Prize Cup will be taking place at Las Cruces International Airport in New Mexico. The X Prize Cup is an attempt to create ... Read More

From Frankenstein to Dr. Jeckyll, the Ghostbusters to Flatliners, the merging of science and haunting images has a long history. Over the last three years, Arbor Scientific made use ... Read More

Oct. 17, 1604 – Astronomer Johannes Kepler observes a new bright star appearance in the Ophiuchus constellation. It becomes known as Kepler’s Star, and is the most recent supernova ... Read More

A couple of interesting articles from New Scientist magazine this week discuss physics on Saturn and one of its moons, both relating to discoveries made by NASA's Cassini spacecraft. One thing ... Read More

The National Academy of Sciences' National Academies Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center will be hosting a series of weeknight presentations on the role of science, technology, and medicine in our ... Read More

The winners of the 2006 Nobel Prize in Physics are John C. Mather of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and George F. Smoot of University of California Berkeley. The ... Read More

Physics is often portrayed poorly in films. I will, from time to time, review films that are successful in their portrayal of physics and I'm pleased to do so ... Read More

Shining light on atoms can cause the emission of electrons, in a phenomenon known as the photoelectric effect. The explanation of this effect earned Albert Einstein his only Nobel ... Read More

Oct. 5, 1882 - Robert Goddard, an American rocket scientist, is born. The NASA Goddard Space Flight Center is named after him. Oct. 7, 1885 - Niels Bohr, one of ... Read More