#explorescience — Public Fediverse posts

💫 New in our SCIENCE POP-UP: Have you ever touched a neutron star? Now you can (almost): for the next three weeks (until July 10th), the large-scale neutron star model from Goethe University Frankfurt is on display at our SCIENCE POP-UP.

Visit us and explore, layer by layer, what is hidden inside one of the most extreme objects in the universe.

https://www.gsi.de/jobskarriere/angebote_fuer_schuelerinnen/science-pop-up-mitmachraum-von-gsi-fair

© A. Dörr, GSI/FAIR
#SciencePopUp #NeutronStar #Astrophysics #SciArt #ExploreScience #STEM #Physics

💫 New in our SCIENCE POP-UP: Have you ever touched a neutron star? Now you can (almost): for the next three weeks (until July 10th), the large-scale neutron star model from Goethe University Frankfurt is on display at our SCIENCE POP-UP.

Visit us and explore, layer by layer, what is hidden inside one of the most extreme objects in the universe.

https://www.gsi.de/jobskarriere/angebote_fuer_schuelerinnen/science-pop-up-mitmachraum-von-gsi-fair

© A. Dörr, GSI/FAIR
#SciencePopUp #NeutronStar #Astrophysics #SciArt #ExploreScience #STEM #Physics

Coriolis Effect ✍️

It explains why objects moving across a rotating world seem to curve from their straight path, even when no visible force pushes them sideways. Imagine throwing a ball straight across a spinning merry-go-round. To someone standing still outside, the ball travels in a straight line. But to someone riding the spinning platform, the ball appears to bend away from its path.

The same thing happens on Earth because our planet is constantly rotating beneath everything that moves. Air currents, ocean flows, and even long-range projectiles travel over a surface that is turning while they move. This creates the illusion of a sideways force, known as the Coriolis effect.

In the Northern Hemisphere, moving objects appear to bend to the right, while in the Southern Hemisphere they bend to the left. The effect grows stronger over larger distances and faster motions, but becomes almost unnoticeable in small, everyday movements.

Scientists use this effect to understand the spinning of hurricanes, the paths of trade winds, and the circulation of oceans. It reveals that motion is not always as simple as it seems when the ground beneath us is constantly in motion itself.

#CoriolisEffect #EarthScience #Physics #ScienceFacts #Geography #Meteorology #ClimateScience #Atmosphere #OceanCurrents #WeatherScience #Hurricanes #TradeWinds #PlanetEarth #EarthRotation #ScienceEducation #STEM #LearnScience #ScientificKnowledge #ScienceExplained #NatureOfScience #PhysicalGeography #FluidDynamics #EarthSystems #ScienceLovers #DidYouKnow #EducationalContent #KnowledgeSharing #CuriousMinds #ScienceCommunication #ExploreScience

Coriolis Effect ✍️

It explains why objects moving across a rotating world seem to curve from their straight path, even when no visible force pushes them sideways. Imagine throwing a ball straight across a spinning merry-go-round. To someone standing still outside, the ball travels in a straight line. But to someone riding the spinning platform, the ball appears to bend away from its path.

The same thing happens on Earth because our planet is constantly rotating beneath everything that moves. Air currents, ocean flows, and even long-range projectiles travel over a surface that is turning while they move. This creates the illusion of a sideways force, known as the Coriolis effect.

In the Northern Hemisphere, moving objects appear to bend to the right, while in the Southern Hemisphere they bend to the left. The effect grows stronger over larger distances and faster motions, but becomes almost unnoticeable in small, everyday movements.

Scientists use this effect to understand the spinning of hurricanes, the paths of trade winds, and the circulation of oceans. It reveals that motion is not always as simple as it seems when the ground beneath us is constantly in motion itself.

#CoriolisEffect #EarthScience #Physics #ScienceFacts #Geography #Meteorology #ClimateScience #Atmosphere #OceanCurrents #WeatherScience #Hurricanes #TradeWinds #PlanetEarth #EarthRotation #ScienceEducation #STEM #LearnScience #ScientificKnowledge #ScienceExplained #NatureOfScience #PhysicalGeography #FluidDynamics #EarthSystems #ScienceLovers #DidYouKnow #EducationalContent #KnowledgeSharing #CuriousMinds #ScienceCommunication #ExploreScience

Hier ist noch eine schöne Zusammenfassung des #ExploreScience MINT-Festivals der Klaus-Tschira-Stiftung vom letzten Jahr beim MDR:

https://www.mdr.de/video/mdr-videos/c/video-958142.html

In diesem Jahr ist Explore Science in Magdeburg vom 24. bis 26. September.

https://explore-science.de/magdeburg/

Hier ist noch eine schöne Zusammenfassung des #ExploreScience MINT-Festivals der Klaus-Tschira-Stiftung vom letzten Jahr beim MDR:

https://www.mdr.de/video/mdr-videos/c/video-958142.html

In diesem Jahr ist Explore Science in Magdeburg vom 24. bis 26. September.

https://explore-science.de/magdeburg/

Mal unter Anleitung einen einfachen Mikrocontroller programmieren?

Diese Möglichkeit gibt es bei unserem @calliope Workshop auf der #ExploreScience der @ktstiftung am 25. & 26. September (Do & Fr) im Elbauenpark in Magdeburg.

Für die Workshops am Donnerstag um 13 Uhr & 14:30 Uhr gibt es noch freie Plätze:

https://www.explore-science.info/magdeburg/workshops/1507-Workshop%2016

#MINT #MINTmachen #Coding4Kids #Calliope #CalliopeMini #MicroBit

Mal unter Anleitung einen einfachen Mikrocontroller programmieren?

Diese Möglichkeit gibt es bei unserem @calliope Workshop auf der #ExploreScience der @ktstiftung am 25. & 26. September (Do & Fr) im Elbauenpark in Magdeburg.

Für die Workshops am Donnerstag um 13 Uhr & 14:30 Uhr gibt es noch freie Plätze:

https://www.explore-science.info/magdeburg/workshops/1507-Workshop%2016

#MINT #MINTmachen #Coding4Kids #Calliope #CalliopeMini #MicroBit

Meet the Pioneers of Science, watch solar system panoramas, & near-Earth asteroids in an exhibition at the Pathum Thani Science Museum 🚀🌌

https://webgal.nemethstarproductions.eu/index.php?/category/ep05-pioneers-of-science-th

*This episode was also possible thanks to products bought at Amazon.
DE: https://www.amazon.de/?tag=nemethstarpro-21
ZA: https://www.amazon.co.za/?tag=nemethstarpro-21
US: https://www.amazon.com/?tag=nemethstarpro-21
UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/?tag=nemethstarpro-21

#SpaceFridayPhotography #ScienceMuseum #PathumThani #PioneersOfScience #ExploreScience #Astronomy #Thailand

Meet the Pioneers of Science, watch solar system panoramas, & near-Earth asteroids in an exhibition at the Pathum Thani Science Museum 🚀🌌 webgal.nemethstarproductions.eu/index.php?/c... #SpaceFridayPhotography #ScienceMuseum #PathumThani #PioneersOfScience #ExploreScience #Astronomy #Thailand

Heute und morgen ist noch #ExploreScience im Herzogenriedpark in #Mannheim. Tolle Experimente und Spaß für groß und klein! Und Eintritt ist frei! (Aber man muss auf der Webseite ein Ticket generieren) https://explore-science.info #FediEltern #FediScience

Heute und morgen ist noch #ExploreScience im Herzogenriedpark in #Mannheim. Tolle Experimente und Spaß für groß und klein! Und Eintritt ist frei! (Aber man muss auf der Webseite ein Ticket generieren) https://explore-science.info #FediEltern #FediScience

📢 You can find us at #ExploreScience in Mannheim from today until Sunday 16!

We are excited to meet young citizen scientists and delve into the science behind permafrost thawing and landscape mapping with @uagenten.

👉 Info: heigit.org/explore-science-2024-en/

Heute ist noch #ExploreScience im Herzogenriedpark in #Mannheim. Sehr coole Veranstaltung für Kids! https://www.explore-science.info/

Eintritt ist #kostenlos! #STEM

Heute ist noch #ExploreScience im Herzogenriedpark in #Mannheim. Sehr coole Veranstaltung für Kids! https://www.explore-science.info/

Eintritt ist #kostenlos! #STEM

⏰#ExploreScience: Vom 9. bis 11. Mai finden die naturwissenschaftlichen Erlebnistage der @ktstiftung auf der Insel Mainau statt. Auch die #UniKonstanz ist im Programm vertreten (#Mathematik). Alle Infos: https://explore-science.info/mainau/

⏰#ExploreScience: Vom 9. bis 11. Mai finden die naturwissenschaftlichen Erlebnistage der @ktstiftung auf der Insel Mainau statt. Auch die #UniKonstanz ist im Programm vertreten (#Mathematik). Alle Infos: https://explore-science.info/mainau/