Gravity is, at heart, a mystery. Yes, we can talk about curvature of space-time and perhaps make analogies with stretched rubber sheets. But we don’t know why mass causes space-time to curve. To put ...

Learn how to make a simple DIY pendulum using a ping pong ball and basic household materials. This step-by-step guide shows ...

Why is gravity so pathetically weak compared to other forces? An elaborate version of a very simple device may reveal the answer. While most of us take gravity for granted, physicists have a big ...

A Twizzlers-themed ride will join the Hersheypark skyline next summer, and it's being referred to as the "tallest Screamin' Swing in the world." The pendulum attraction called Twizzlers Twisted ...

Along with gravimeters and torsion balances, pendulums can be used to measure gravitational force. The period oscillation of the pendulum can be used to measure gravitational acceleration, and in turn ...

This half-pendulum half-harp musical instrument is the creation of New York based interactive design company, Pattern Studio. Dubbed "The Gravity Harp," it was commissioned by Icelandic musician Bjork ...