When a wedge falls into a pool, it creates a distinctive, doubly-curved splash. Here’s how it works. When the front of the wedge first enters the water, it creates a Keep reading
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Rays in Craters
On bodies around the solar system, there are craters marking billions of years’ worth of impacts. Many of these craters have rays–distinctive lines radiating out from the point of impact. Keep reading
Craters and Rays
The history of our solar system is written in impact craters, but these craters have been remarkably mysterious for years. Scientists knew that you could recreate many of their features Keep reading
Inside a Splash
When a droplet strikes a pool, a thin, fast-moving sheet of liquid expands outward from the region of contact. These ejecta sheets come in many forms depending on surface tension, Keep reading