Scientists have classified forces into different kinds. Learn more about friction, applied forces and normal forces and how they work on the Earth and in the universe. Science Trek is available to ...

In Physics, force can be defined as the push or pull of an object with mass that causes it to change its velocity. Force also has a magnitude and a direction. The SI unit for force is Newton. There ...

A new study suggests subatomic particles called muons are breaking the laws of physics. This may mean a mysterious force is affecting muons, which would make our understanding of physics incomplete.

Although the basic idea of quantum physics dates back to the earliest years of the twentieth century, it wasn’t until 1925, on the German island of Heligoland, that Werner Heisenberg had the ...

This story is part of Short Wave's series Space Camp about all the weird, wonderful things happening in the universe. Check out the rest of the series. What does it take to launch into space? Other ...