The Babylonians used separate combinations of two symbols to represent every single number from 1 to 59. That sounds pretty confusing, doesn’t it? Our decimal system seems simple by comparison, with ...

For the first time, astronomers have spotted a rapidly spinning neutron star that is gravitationally bound to a helium star companion. The discovery of this unusual binary system helps confirm a long ...

Ultimately, this could reveal how stars smaller than Jupiter are born. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Astronomers have ...