Boiling water plays a major role in the steam cycles we use to generate power. One of the challenges in these systems is that it’s hard to control the rate Keep reading
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Pyrocumulus Clouds
Pyrocumulus clouds tower tall above a wildfire in these photos taken last week from an Oregon National Guard F-15C. Most cumulus clouds form when the sun-warmed surface heats air, causing Keep reading
Overflowing Foam
Hitting a glass bottle full of a non-carbonated drink can shatter the bottle due to cavitation, but doing the same with a carbonated beverage can make the bottle overflow with Keep reading
Airborne Aerosols
This numerical simulation from NASA Goddard shows the motion of particulates in Earth’s atmosphere between August 2006 and April 2007. These aerosols come from various sources including smoke, soot, dust, and Keep reading
Fizziness in Space
Removing gravity has interesting effects on fluids. Here an astronaut aboard the ISS demonstrates what happens when Alka-Seltzer is added to water in microgravity.