Some space industry leaders — including Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos — believe the answer could be in orbit, via space-based data centers. That idea has gained attention in recent weeks. Musk is ...

A science driven breakdown of wind explaining how pressure differences temperature changes and Earths rotation move air ...

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General relativity doesn’t just bend light, it can influence planetary orbits enough to wipe out entire systems.

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The 1990s saw an explosion of FPS games, expanding the genre in exciting ways. Not every game is remembered, leaving many mostly forgotten.

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Jupiter’s swirling storms have concealed its true makeup for centuries, but a new model is finally peeling back the clouds.

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SpaceX plans to launch a batch of its Starlink commercial satellites from Vandenberg on Groundhog Day. Here's how to watch ...

From galaxies to the Sun, new research explains how turbulent motion can produce large-scale magnetic fields that remain ...