A new study suggests that the Sun may have had a close encounter with another star, explaining the unusual orbits of objects in the outer Solar System. "When we think of our Solar System ...

The vast majority of pieces were donated, but archivists have also acquired some objects on eBay and other platforms. (One of the pricier acquisitions: a flier for Bob Dylan’s 1961 debut at ...

Monty Python famously performed a sketch about a joke so funny, it was lethal. Well, it turns out that John Cleese‘s latest attempt at a gag has been somewhat lost in translation. In a social ...

Python's if name equals main construct provides a standard entry point to run scripts and standalone apps. Python has become a popular programming language due largely to its highly readable syntax ...

In Python, everything in the language is an object, including Python modules and libraries themselves. This lets Python work as a highly efficient code generator, making it possible to write ...

A slowly rotating, ultrabright object 15,000 light-years from Earth defies every logical explanation that astronomers have thrown at it. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

The idea has been suggested before, but the novelty of Bergner and Seligman’s analysis stems from how the researchers explain how the hydrogen got inside the object in the first place. 'Oumuamua moved ...

That adjustment could explain, at least in part, why the three additional objects were identified in recent days. Biden’s handling of the alleged Chinese surveillance aircraft has prompted sharp ...

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