Episode Details

Did you know that right now, even while you are sitting perfectly still, you are zooming through space at 67,000 miles per hour?! How is that even possible? Welcome to the incredible world of physics! In this episode of Science is Not Boring, Mira and Finn uncover the giant, invisible rulebook that controls how everything in the entire universe moves. Travel back to the year 1665 to meet a young scientist named Isaac Newton, who watched an apple fall and asked one brilliant question that changed history forever! Discover the amazing laws of motion, from the "laziness" of inertia that keeps the Voyager 1 spacecraft coasting through deep space forever, to the massive power of the Saturn V rocket blasting humans to the moon. We will even explore why the moon doesn't crash into your backyard, and what happens to astronauts when they float in zero gravity (hint: they actually grow taller!). Get ready to learn how a simple kick of a ball connects to the massive forces that run the galaxies. Physics is all around us, and it feels just like magic! Join us to explore the invisible rules of the universe!