Answers to Physics Questions

Anthony wants to know if launching a rocket from a tube would make it travel faster.

Is Venus the only one...?

Any why do we have two tides a day?

How big can star systems get?

It because of the Earth's spin? Or maybe the wind?

Would a car protect you from a lightning strike, and what would happen if you were driving?

In the 1940s, there was a chicken that survived 18 months without a head. How long could a human survive without a head?

What's the difference between evaporation and boiling?

Talking microchips and microprocessors....

How do we find water sources hidden deep underground?

Theoretically, it's millions of digits long...

Could hyperloops make commuting a thing of the past?

Bobby Seagull from University Challenge tests our sci-fi knowledge...

How do we know what to do?

Can exposure to light change our body clock?

Can we even compare the two events?

It's vitally important we know which one we are talking about...

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Is it possible to create noise-cancelling headphones, but for an apartment?

It's difficult to look into the sun or visit this giant ball of fire, so how do we know that it rotates on its own...

Can you get green stars?

What’s the smallest particle we can detect, and how small is it?

Jupiter is referred to as a gas giant, does this mean it is gas all the whole way through, and you could fly through it?

Cosmology and symmetry go hand in hand. If there are black holes, are there such things as white holes as well?