Most of the planets we’ve identified are in orbit around stars and formed from the disks of gas and dust that surrounded the ...

A new mathematical equation describes the distribution of different fragment sizes when an object breaks. Remarkably, the distribution is the same for everything from bubbles to spaghetti. When you ...

When you throw something in the recycling bin, where does it really end up? The average person in the United States generates almost 5 pounds of trash each day, according to the Environmental ...

The truth is under there. A popular UFO-reporting app has recorded thousands of sightings of Unidentified Submersible Objects (USOs) near US waterways — phenomena which high-ranking US Navy officials ...

For the first time, physicists have simulated what objects moving near the speed of light would look like — an optical illusion called the Terrell-Penrose effect. When you purchase through links on ...

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More than 250 looted objects are on display in UNESCO's Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Objects. UNESCO To raise awareness of the illicit trafficking of cultural heritage artifacts, from ...

Called 3I/ATLAS, the object is only the third of its kind known to astronomers, and it’s likely been heading our way for billions of years, carrying pristine material from another star system Jay ...

The Vera Rubin telescope is poised to kick off an explosive era of discovery. "It's like old-fashioned astronomy: Find the thing, point telescopes at it, argue about it. It's going to be fun." ...

Although it’s a repurposing of an older game, Star Wars: Epic Duels, the Unmatched series quickly made a name for itself as the premier head-to-head skirmish board game after its release in 2019. Its ...

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