Centripetal force is the central force felt by an object moving in a circle. It is the force that is necessary to keep the object moving in this circle, otherwise, the object would follow a straight line path, in accordance with Newton's Laws. Assuming...

A fictitious force that can be considered as that acting outwards from a body which is in rotation or travelling along a curved pathway. See also: CENTRIPETAL...

Centrifugal force (from Latin centrum "center" and fugere "to flee") is a term which may refer to two different forces which are related to rotation. Both of them are oriented away from the axis of rotation, but the object on which they are exerted...

Axis Of Evil: Iran's leader giddily claimed Monday that his nation has joined the nuclear club -- a membership the civilized world should revoke as soon as possible.President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad declared that Iran can now produce nuclear fuel on an "industrial scale." Tehran reportedly has...

China is planning to build a new satellite launch site _ the country's fourth _ to boost its burgeoning space program, state media reported Sunday.The facility will be located in Wenchang on the southern island province of Hainan, about 38 miles away from the provincial...

What can you do with pumpkins? The list is not all that long. You can make pumpkin pies and breads, carve jack o'lanterns or use them to decorate your front porch.Or you can send them hurling into the autumn sky at 400 mph with a...

As supporters and opponents focus on what today's long-awaited report from General Petraeus means for American troop levels in Iraq, it's easy to overlook the impact the remarks could have on the debate within the administration and in conservative circles about what to do about...