A wide open space (It could be your backyard or a park.) Two Hula-Hoops (Alternatively, you could use two flat rocks or bricks that you can sit on.) A yardstick or meterstick (Use one that has clear ...

For the first time, astronomers have directly measured the distance to a spot clear across the galaxy. The established but challenging technique promises a new way to map the structure of the Milky ...

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Gaia, through parallax measurement and other readings, gives the closest look at the Milky Way Galaxy to date.

When something is described as “science fiction,” you think it’s either a movie or a book, but never music. Not so for Deerhunter’s frontman Bradford Cox. Cox, through his solo project Atlas Sound, ...

There's something sort of cool in the next version of Apple's iOS. It's called ARKit—basically, it's a part of Apple's developer package to help programmers create awesome augmented reality apps. Like ...