Newton's laws of motion predict that an object will fall when its centre-of-mass lies beyond its base of support. But how does your brain know whether the tower will fall or not? Scientists in Germany ...
Our motion perception is remarkably well tuned to detect small changes in speed and direction. For example, soccer goalkeepers need to precisely judge the speed, direction, and curvature of an ...
Morning Overview on MSN
Is gravity a real force or just a cosmic illusion we’ve misunderstood?
Every time a coffee mug drops, a satellite orbits or an astronaut floats, we are watching the same phenomenon play out under ...
When Newton first proposed the law of universal gravitation, it marked the very first time that we realized the same rule governing how objects fell on Earth also governed how they moved and attracted ...
Astronomy on MSN
Why don't planets fall into the stars they orbit?
Why don't planets fall into the stars they orbit if they're constantly being pulled by gravity?Lindsey CoughterRocky Mount, North Carolina This is a brilliant question because the notion of an orbit ...
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