James from Montreal asks
There has been much mention of antimatter, such as antineutrinos. I was wondering what exactly...
kaushik from bangalore asks
Why is the sky blue?
Heidi from Malaysia asks
Could you please tell me what is inertia? Will it bring us more good than bad in our life? Will you...
luke kujawa from armada asks
What is the chemical composition of basic aluminum, steel, and brass, and which metal conducts heat...
Michael Parks from Scotch Lake, Cape Breton, N.S. asks
If nothing can escape from a black hole, how come we are here? The big bang must have...
Nick from Melbourne asks
I'm wondering if I have a tube filled with argon gas, or some other inert gas, and heat up a...
Aleksandr from Staten Island asks
If mini black holes would be produced at Cern (LHC) and in ultrahigh energy cosmic rays hitting the...
Richard from Flesherton asks
What are the causes of Northern Lights? Do they have any relation to the green-house gasses in the...
Francis from Ottawa, Ontario asks
I have been teaching high school science for 16 years and I am interested in knowing what you feel...
Steve Arkin from San Diego asks
How is the spin imparted to a golf ball during the collision with a driver determined? The paradox...
Sam asks
There is this question in my physics book asking me to check out the ways plants wrap themselves...
JP from Chandler asks
Given that the Earth's magnetosphere is what protects us and all life on Earth from the deadly...
Mike Smith asks
Can you help me with the physics of an amusement park ride called the Magic Carpet? The Magic...
David from Montreal asks
Is my counting right?: There are 76 elementary particles in the standard model: 6 leptons + 6...
Lisa Pearce from Gympie asks
In winter in very cold countries like Canada and Finland, most rivers, lakes and ponds freeze over....
Allan Miller asks
I am studying tension and compression in support structures such as hammocks and diving boards. The...
Tracy asks
HELLO I have A VERY IMPORTANT EMAIL. THIS IS STRICTLY CONFEDENTIAL AND CONCERNS THE ENTIRE HISTORY...
Toby asks
I have seen in a TV show that by a very high magnetic force field even non-magnetic substances...
Dom Elbon from Nottingham, England asks
Is gravity lumpy? If you were standing in a valley, then on a mountain, would your weight be less...
Marnie from Burlington, Ontario asks
My roommate insists that the first day of Spring falls on March 21st every year, yet on the...
Carl Hinton from Northampton asks
I was taught at school that the building blocks of all matter were quarks, yet a neutrino is at...
Sacha from Charleston asks
Yesterday I was watching "Hercules" with my little sister and now I wonder: Have the planets ever...
Bobby from Oak Ridge asks
I would like to know what causes inverted icicles. I have a photo I've just taken if you need to...
Tamara Bain from Edmonton asks
My brother and I have a very important bet and it is about the following: If you remove the...
Yevgeniy Perev from Staten Island asks
If we assume that Whitten's new Twistor String Theory is correct, with no real extra demensions,...
Hammad from Phoenix asks
If one were to drop an item on the surface of the sun, assuming the object could free fall to the...
A. S. Kaire from Quezon asks
If the earth were suddenly stopped in its orbit, how long would it take for it to fall into the sun?
Hugo Verissimo from Lisbon asks
We know that cosmic microwave background is 2.725 kelvin. We know universe was some 13Billion years...
Richard from Abilene asks
Are there any planned future deep space explorations planned say in the next 5 or so years. Surely...
hardik harsora from rajkot asks
1) How do we identify the age of any object in space like galaxies, etc.? 2) What technology is...
C. Erik Grisham from Washington asks
Is there an exact relationship between Gravitational forces and Centrifugal forces? If so, is...
JP from Tempe asks
If you had a seamless sealed box which was lined with a 100% reflective material, and somehow...
Salman Sattar asks
I am a novice and I am looking to buy a telescope for around $350. Which one would be better for...
Gillian Seale asks
What was Dennis Gabor's theory on holography and how did he came up it?
Tracy from the Internet asks
Why is a magnet classified as dangerous goods when shipping by air?
Mischa from Toronto asks
Black Holes, formed after the collapse of massive stars, are infinitely dense objects.Why is it...
Lee Riffee asks
With all that the U.S. military is doing by developing laser weapons as an anti-missile defense, I...
Daniel from SIngapore asks
Is it possible to focus gamma rays into one beam and then reflect it off an orbiting mirror onto a...
Shane C. asks
Could you explain the idea that gravity could be thought of a depression or well, much like when a...
kevin van sprang from powell river b.c. asks
Could it be possible that gamma ray bursts are the end result of a black holes energy bursting...
Most often, your question can be answered by going to the following areas
If you have a different question, please search our archives
If your question has not already been answered, you may Ask-a-Scientist.
Engineering
Mathematics
Physics
Chemistry
Earth
Biology
Medicine
Other