Tracking the first astronauts’ visit to Mars won’t be as simple as watching a clock or marking days off of a calendar. Thanks ...

When a plate drops or a glass smashes, you're annoyed by the mess and the cost of replacing them. But for some physicists, the broken pieces are a source of fascination: Why does everything break into ...

Three thought experiments involving “demons” have haunted physics for centuries. What should we make of them today?

The initial magnitude scale was established by Greek astronomer Hipparchus around 135 B.C.E., categorizing approximately 850 stars into six ranges from 1st (brightest) to 6th (faintest) magnitude.

Intermediate mass black holes (IMBH), if they exist, have between about 100 and 1,000 solar masses, placing them in between ...

An object inside our galaxy is moving so fast that it is on track to break free of the Milky Way altogether, racing through ...

An experiment has visualized a prediction about objects traveling at the speed of light known as the Terrell-Penrose effect, ...

Not everyone in the big leagues can throw 100 miles per hour — but sometimes it feels as if that’s the case. Scoreboard velocity readings that once inspired “oohs” and awe in ballparks have become ...

Second Lady Usha Vance sent the ravenous DC whisper machine into overdrive last week when she stepped out on a visit to Camp Lejeune military base in North Carolina sans wedding band. The Vances have ...

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