For a game whose rules can be taught to a small child, chess is bewilderingly complicated—there are more possible games of chess than there are atoms in the observable universe, and despite the ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Standing in the middle of a field, we can easily forget that we live on a round planet. We’re so small in comparison to the Earth that ...

In the mid-19th century, Bernhard Riemann conceived of a new way to think about mathematical spaces, providing the foundation for modern geometry and physics. Standing in the middle of a field, we can ...

As artificial intelligence drives the need for vastly more computing storage and processing power, interest in space-based data centers has spiked. Although several startup companies, such as ...

In a recent study, mathematicians from Freie Universität Berlin have demonstrated that planar tiling, or tessellation, is much more than a way to create a pretty pattern. Consisting of a surface ...

Dover's Planning staff proposes zoning code amendments to reflect community and land use changes. Proposed changes include defining areas near burial grounds as unsuitable for development and ...

Hubble Space Telescope imagery created an HD look at the gas giant planet Jupiter. Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center The Commander in Chief Is Not Okay D.C. police sergeant arrested by city and ...

A new paper gives fellow quantum physicists a tool to help explore the geometry of the universe. They say one qubit’s behavior, regardless of its starting position, forms a predictable geometric idea.

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The Space Needle is a 605-foot observation tower that defines the skyline of Seattle and serves as a symbol of the city. “It’s really an icon,” says Rick Chesmore, a cofounder of Chesmore Buck ...

Let's get this out of the way: Kitten Space Agency is not Kerbal Space Program. Nevertheless, its creator, DayZ's Dean Hall, is already calling it a "KSP killer." KSP fans have been desperate for ...