How long would it take for the gravitational well created by the Sun to disappear, and the Earth and the rest of the planets fly off into space?
Apr 28th: How Fast Is Gravity? Einstein’s Predictions for the Speed of Gravity
Tag: gravity
Apr 17th: Seriously, what is gravity?
How did Einstein develop General Relativity? What does it mean for different kinds of masses to be equivalent? How does gravity do what it does?
Apr 3rd: Seriously, what is gravity?
How did Einstein develop General Relativity? How does gravity do what it does?
Mar 28th: Gravity: The Force Awakens
Do you know this phrase? “What goes up must come down”, but have you ever stopped to think about why? The answer is ‘gravity’.
Feb 22nd: What is Time Dilation?
One of the strangest implications of Relativity is the concept of time dilation; how people moving at different speeds will experience different amounts of time.
Jan 16th: How Does Gravity Make a Lens?
How does gravity bend the path of light? Does it seriously act like a lens or is that just a metaphor?
Nov 29th: Breaking the Chains of Gravity
Join us for a talk with Amy Shira Teitel about her book “Breaking the Chains of Gravity”
Oct 12th: Modified Gravity: A new way to explain dark matter and dark energy
Is Einstein wrong? What is dark energy? What is dark matter? What is Relativity?
Sep 8th: Gravity Matters
Podcaster: Steve Nerlich
Title: Science on the ISS, Episode 16, Gravity Matters
