As Eckmann put it, the discovery shows “how rich mathematics can be even in a field as well-trod as the study of rotations.” ...

In orbit, astronauts float weightless because they’re in continuous free-fall around Earth. To recreate gravity, engineers ...

Mathematicians thought that they understood how rotation works, but now a new proof has revealed a surprising twist that ...

October 3 is a public holiday all over Germany commemorating the reunification of the once divided nation. But why was Germany divided in the first place? And when was it reunited? DW has the answers.

The 3I/ATLAS interstellar object, detected by NASA, is remarkably larger and more massive than earlier estimates, making it an exceptionally rare visitor. Its unusual trajectory and characteristics, ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers are getting ready to take on the Arizona Diamondbacks in a series finale, where if LA wins, they will clinch the NL West. In the first two games of the series, Los Angeles saw ...

For over two months, astronomers have been closely following an interstellar object — dubbed 3I/ATLAS — as it screams through the solar system at a breakneck speed. The unusual visitor was only the ...

A mysterious object hurtling through space has been identified as a rare “interstellar object,” only the third of its kind ever seen. In July, NASA reported its ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last ...

When we talk about feats of engineering, very few megastructures on Earth rival the sheer scale of China's Three Gorges Dam. It's located in Hubei province, spanning the mighty Yangtze River, and it's ...

Vice President J.D. Vance discussed how desperately wants to come together as a country and reject political violence, filling in as host on the "Charlie Kirk Show" on Monday. "I have heard many calls ...

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