The Sun

Astronomers baffled by discovery of mystery object 200km in diameter orbiting backwards beyond Neptune

The object was spotted in the outer solar system past Neptune by the Pan-STARRS telescope ASTRONOMERS are baffled by the discovery of a mystery object 200km in diameter orbiting around the sun ...
PRIMETIMER

What 3I/ATLAS suggests about interstellar objects in the Milky Way

I/ATLAS, the interstellar object discovered in 2025, reveals the estimated population, composition, and distribution of ...

Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS: New Data Unveils 'Improbable' 120-Degree Symmetry

New data on interstellar object 3I/ATLAS reveals 'improbable' 120-degree symmetry and organised jets, defying standard ...
Machine Design

Lessons in Machine Vision: Eye on working distance and depth of field

Working on a machine vision project requires understanding each part of the system, including light sources, frame grabbers, and computers. Here is a primer on two essential machine-vision terms.
BBC

Motion - OCR Gateway Distance-time graphs

On a distance-time graph, the gradient of the line is equal to the speed of the object. The greater the gradient (the steeper the line) the faster the object is moving. Calculate the speed of the ...
IFLScience

New observations suggest that our interstellar visitor may be a "primitive carbonaceous object", complete with "ice volcanoes".

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...