WASHINGTON, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Scientists have observed the largest-known rotating structure in the cosmos - a gargantuan thread-like assemblage of hundreds of galaxies, gas and dark matter that makes ...

Calculations of predictions for gravitational wave signals: theoretical physicists find new approach Gravitational wave astronomy has developed rapidly since the first direct measurement of ...

Rotating bodies often move in surprising ways with flips and wobbles that reveal the hidden rules of physics. Dodgers great Clayton Kershaw ends his career unaware at first that he won the World ...

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What do puzzles, gymnastics, writing and using maps all have in common? They all rely on people’s ability to visualize objects as they spin, flip or turn in space, without physically moving them. This ...

Physicists studied crystals made of rotating objects that fragment easily, show unusual defects, and follow a new theory predicting their unique behavior. (Nanowerk News) Physicists from Aachen, ...

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Although the Earth completes one full rotation in 86,400 seconds on average, that spin fluctuates by a millisecond or two every day. Before 2020, the Earth never experienced a day shorter than the ...