Dark matter makes up the vast majority of mass in the Universe, and most of it is unknown. But not all of it. “A cosmic mystery of immense proportions, once […]
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If you want to understand how a galaxy works, visible light is just the start. “Our knowledge of stars and interstellar matter must be based primarily on the electromagnetic radiation […]
It’s Tuesday, which means we’ve got another submitted question for Bill Nye to answer. The topic this week is the same as last week: black holes.
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Researchers transfer quantum data over 100 km of optical fiber.
Don’t even think about getting anything other than this one! “No one regards what is before his feet; we all gaze at the stars.” –Quintus Ennius If you are (or you […]
A look at our galactic plane in the infrared reveals nebulae, explosions and new stars as never before. “That, then, is loveliness, we said,Children in wonder watching the stars,Is the […]
In today’s edition of #TuesdaysWithBill, 8-year-old Shya asks Bill Nye about the LightSail satellite, a solar sailing spacecraft launched by the Planetary Society and currently “sailing” around us in space.
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We really did design the world in our own image. “Every great work makes the human face more admirable and richer, and that is its whole secret.” –Albert Camus Whenever we […]
The history of Guy Fawkes and the use of his likeness.
We know that Einstein’s general relativity is superior to Newton’s gravity, but where did Newton go wrong? “To me there has never been a higher source of earthly honor or […]
Most of us are reasonable, thoughtful people. Why can’t we stop texting, emailing, and posting status updates while driving?
Star Wars’ Hoth has nothing on the real-life version! “My Lord, the fleet has moved out of lightspeed. Com Scan has detected an energy field protecting an area of the […]
Can failed stars, or stellar corpses, give light to the Universe once again? “A single tiny light creates a space where darkness cannot exist. The light vanquishes the darkness. Try […]
The world’s first research journal dedicated solely to cryptocurrency launched last month. It’s a sign of the times as academics begin tinkering with the study and theory of digital currency.
Insufficient commitments to carbon cuts, and a process to encourage deeper cuts that is only voluntary, are bad news for our future.
People go a little nuts when entire cities lose electrical power, and blackout events are getting more frequent, not less.
Before NASA’s Dawn spacecraft found white weirdness on Ceres, it had a close encounter with the second largest asteroid: Vesta. “I have announced this star as a comet, but since […]
An engineering professor at Oakland University has a surprising answer.
Scientists work on it, it’s consistent with science, and it hopes to be the biggest scientific breakthrough of all. But it’s missing one key ingredient. “As of now, string theorists […]
Pyongyang says they’ve detonated a hydrogen bomb. Here’s how science can tell us they’re lying. “In this first testing ground of the atomic bomb I have seen the most terrible and […]
European researchers have created a virtual reality simulation where participants can give advice to themselves — as Sigmund Freud.
100,000 people now die every year due to fake drugs. It is time for the resources wasted on a failed “war on drugs” to be put to good use.
Both Germany and Sweden, two countries that have accepted a large proportion of asylum seekers, also have strong economies.
Obesity isn’t about an individual’s choices. It’s about the choices of a whole culture.
Tired of wires, breadboards and the traditional electrical mess? Try drawing your electrical path instead! “Drawing is not only a way to come up with pictures: drawing is a way […]
Even the cosmic home where our Solar System resides will someday meet it’s demise. But how? “Unless one says goodbye to what one loves, and unless one travels to completely new […]
The most famous logic puzzle from the best police comedy on television, and how to (finally) solve it! “I have made the most important discovery of my career, the most […]
With self-driving cars as well as other new tech, Apple and Google maintain starkly different corporate values with regard to transparency.
The force that has only been seen on the largest cosmic scales affects smaller ones, too. We just need to look well enough. “There are still so many questions to answer. […]
Thanksgiving has come and gone, but the universal story of us all is with us every day. “We live in an atmosphere of shame. We are ashamed of everything that is […]