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Physicists have debated which way a submerged sprinkler sucking in water would spin. Careful experiments provide an answer.

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Eventually, we'll launch a mission dedicated solely to studying an interstellar object. When that day comes, which one should ...

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Quantum mechanics has journeyed from a strange and controversial idea to the foundation of some of humanity’s most advanced ...

After decades of hunting, physicists still don’t know what makes up most of the universe’s matter. Now they need to cast a wider net.