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Python physics tutorial: Modeling 1D motion with loops

Learn how to model 1D motion in Python using loops! 🐍⚙️ This step-by-step tutorial shows you how to simulate position, velocity, and acceleration over time with easy-to-follow Python code. Perfect ...
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Python tutorial: Predicting maximum projectile distance when air resistance matters

Learn how to predict the maximum distance of a projectile in Python while accounting for air resistance! 🐍⚡ This step-by-step tutorial teaches you how to model real-world projectile motion using ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Storm chaser captures rare red sprites across Kimberley sky

A fleeting burst of red light high above a Kimberley storm, in Western Australia's far north, has been caught on camera by a storm-chasing photographer. The eruption of red, luminous sparks is known ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Mysterious ‘Red Sprite’ Appears in NASA Astronaut Photo From the Space Station. What Is This Strange Electrical Flare?

A NASA astronaut captured this odd weather phenomenon, called a red sprite, from the International Space Station. Nichole Ayers A NASA astronaut captured an image of a giant “red sprite” from space ...
USA Today

NASA astronaut captures rare phenomenon from 250 miles above Earth: See photo of 'sprite'

Sprites are what scientists refer to as transient luminous events (TLEs) that happen above the clouds during periods of intense electrical activity, like lightning. Ayers, who is quite the astral ...
Space.com

ISS astronaut captures a rare phenomenon from orbit — a giant 'sprite' above a thunderstorm

Sprites have been known to form above intense thunderstorms. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Breaking space news, the latest ...
Newsweek

ISS Astronauts Look Out Over the US—Can’t Believe What They See

A picture snapped from the International Space Station (ISS) by NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers has captured a lesser-seen view of an extraordinary atmospheric phenomenon known as a red sprite. The photo ...
Digital Trends

ISS astronaut shares astonishing shot of a storm-generated sprite

“Just. Wow.” So said NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers as she caught sight of a phenomenon known as a sprite from the International Space Station (ISS) 250 miles above Earth. Ayers shared an image on her X ...
National Geographic news

The most otherworldly, mysterious forms of lightning on Earth

Scientists are working to understand the curious phenomena of red sprites, green ghosts and blue jets high above thunderstorms. Red spites, a type of transient luminous event or TLE, appear in the ...
Game Rant

Dash Sprite & Superman Sprite Locations In Fortnite

Nathan Round, part of GameRant's talented Game Guides Team, is the leading voice for Call of Duty guides. From meta loadouts to the best weapons for each season, he takes pride in crafting top-notch ...
Fast Company

Interns designed Coca-Cola’s new Sprite + Tea flavor

The Coca-Cola Co. just announced its newest limited-time soda, and it’s a combination of Sprite and tea that was initially floated by a team of interns six years ago. Sprite + Tea just hit shelves ...