In Gareth Edwards? new Godzilla movie, the titular god of monsters squares off against insect-like nuclear-sucking beasts code named ?M.U.T.O.? Will they return for the sequel? It seems unlikely, and if they don?t, they?ll be joining the relatively small pantheon of monsters Godzilla has only fought…

May 18, 2014: Olber’s Paradox Photos by Copyright Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona

n a Universe infinite in time and luminous stuff, like stars, we would expect to see light from stars in every direction we look. This would mean the night sky would not be dark and instead i…

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Every year, more than a quarter million fans descend on the Hoosier state for the world?s largest single-day sporting event, the Indy 500. At the race in May, on the Brickyard?s 2.5-mile track, 33 cars will hit speeds of up to 235 miles per hour for a total of 500 miles. ?The race has been ar…

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Google and Apple have declared a truce in their long court battle over the fundamental concepts behind their mobile phone technologies, a surprise announcement that also sees the two tech giants promising to join forces on patent reform.
The lawsuits, which started four…

May 18, 2014: Olber’s Paradox Photos by Copyright Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona

n a Universe infinite in time and luminous stuff, like stars, we would expect to see light from stars in every direction we look. This would mean the night sky would not be dark and instead i…