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With $100 million invested towards it and an incredible concept behind it, could this be the start of interstellar travel? “Fundamental physics is like an art more or less. It’s […]

The Planck satellite measures the polarization of light, inferring our galaxy’s magnetic field. The result is spectacular art. “It is true that we are made of dust. And the world […]

People who believe that vague, mundane, vacuous quotes are truly profound also show indications of decreased cognitive ability.

Indiana Jones would have been a lot less irritable if he had access to machine learning.

The Orion Nebula demonstrates the answer. “So numerous are the objects which meet our view in the heavens, that we cannot imagine a point of space where some light would not […]

It’s rare to find a galaxy where the arms wrap around even a full 360 degrees. But after billions of years, why is that? “The farther we peer into space, the […]

The first ultra high-energy map of the Universe is complete after six years. And there’s a surprise inside. “I happen to have discovered a direct relation between magnetism and light, also […]

The arrogance and ignorance of American presidential candidate Donald Trump come alive in these three maps, which continue cartography’s wonderful history of satirical takedowns.

Scientists are reconsidering the number of planets in our solar system after finding mathematical evidence for a new planet that would orbit the sun every 10,000-20,000 years.

Science’s picture of the world is being updated. It’s adding algomorphic thinking to its palette.

There are likely no more than five this big, this early in the entire Universe. “Based on our understanding of how galaxy clusters grow from the very beginning of our […]

How we went from our Milky Way, alone, to the entire Universe. “Gamow was fantastic in his ideas. He was right, he was wrong. More often wrong than right. Always […]

Dark matter may be cold and collisionless, but the strange behavior of planets just might lead to its detection. “Few enterprises of great labor or hazard would be undertaken if […]

For Women’s History Month 2016, take the #5WomenArtists challenge and test your (sexist?) art history knowledge.

We have every reason to believe gravity is an inherently quantum theory. Here’s how we’ll prove it once and for all! The following article was written by Dr. Sabine Hossenfelder. Sabine […]

They know how to weave a bridge.

Without a boost, they’ll all come crashing down. “I’m here for several reason, Mr. Pepin, first of all for aid. When something tragic happens in our skies, we do our utmost […]

Structural damage could have started as early as 10 or 12 years old if they were enrolled in tackle football that young.

Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan will give away billions through their new LLC.

And here’s the reason why, despite all you may have heard. “Thou shalt not embarrass thyself and thy colleagues by claiming false planets.” –Bill Cochran Late last year, one of the […]

Throwback Thursday: How Dark Matter’s #1 Competitor Died The only way out is to modify the laws of gravity, and our best observations rule those modifications out. “The discrepancy between […]

And what would that mean if it were one? “It is in the theory of perception that we have established our bond, or the lie I should say, for which we […]

How did immigration policy and a lack of integration help cause the Brussels attack?   

And if relativity tells us there’s no such thing as “absolute motion,” how do we measure it? “The slow philosophy is not about doing everything in tortoise mode. It’s less about […]

Our ape ancestors might give us insight into the GOP frontrunner’s sustained dominance.

There’s a big, big difference between a “scientific” theory and all other types. It should make you more confident, not less. One of the most important things any expert hoping to […]

The Shipping Forecast is quite possibly the most British thing ever.

Earth day may have been last week, but the lessons we learned about Earth from space are with us always. “We are not learning to view ourselves as an advanced, evolving […]

Researchers assessed what makes someone likely to believe collections of randomly mixed buzzwords were “profound.”