Driving a spacecraft around a planet isn’t anything like driving on a planet. A physicist explains orbital navigation.

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One of the most beloved and symbolic rituals in Hinduism is performing Aarti. it involves waving a flame, usually in the form of a ghee lamp or burned with camphor, in front of a deity, accompanied by ...

The New Scientist Book Club made a jump backwards through time for our latest read, Alex Foster’s Circular Motion, moving from the millennia-ahead future of Adam Roberts’s Lake of Darkness to a world ...

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You’re sitting in your favorite restaurant, about to order. One dish feels safe because it’s your usual, the comfort you can count on. The other is new, maybe a little spicy, daring you to try. Your ...

The drive was quiet. I put on the electronic music I liked but, feeling anxious, soon turned it off. I drove through to morning, along endless chain-link fences, escaping the Arctic Circle to find the ...

Trisha Jandoc was an associate writer at CNET covering broadband and everything related to home internet. She graduated from St. John's University with a bachelor's degree in journalism and a focus on ...

Just like humans, dogs need grooming to stay happy and healthy. While some canine health routines, like nail trimming and teeth cleaning, are often left to professionals, you can clean dog ears at ...

A new application for the iPhone and iPod touch, breathalEYES, claims to be able to read blood alcohol levels. College of Engineering Freshman Katie Gikas gives breathalEYES a try by scanning College ...