rotation articles

What causes centrifugal effects?

The sensation of being pushed away from the center of a spinning object is incredibly common, whether you are rounding a...

How do pulsars emit regular signals?

The ticking regularity that astronomers observe from pulsars is one of the cosmos' most precise natural clocks. These en...

How do gyroscopes maintain orientation?

This seemingly simple spinning toy or precision instrument possesses an almost magical ability to resist changes in its ...