It's the sort of abstract puzzle that keeps a scientist awake at night: Can you predict how three objects will orbit each other in a repeating pattern? In the 300 years since this "three-body problem" ...

The three-body problem is a physics conundrum that has boggled scientists since Isaac Newton's day. But what is it, why is it so hard to solve and is the sci-fi series of the same name really possible ...

Scientific concepts make for great titles. To name a few - Event Horizon, Red Dwarf, Terminal Velocity, Half-Life, Dark Matter (twice, one TV series in 2015 and again later this year, although recent ...

This article contains 3 Body Problem spoilers. The orbit of the Earth around the sun is quite stable, and there are equations that can describe how the two masses pull on each other to keep our planet ...

In Netflix's 3 Body Problem – based on Liu Cixin's sci-fi novels – the drama is inspired by a real scientific conundrum in astronomy. Mathematician Kit Yates explains. What links Sir Isaac Newton, ...

A rocket launch. Our nearest stellar neighbor. A Netflix show. All of these things have something in common: They must contend with the "three-body problem." But exactly what is this thorny physics ...

In Netflix's 3 Body Problem – based on Liu Cixin's sci-fi novels – the drama is inspired by a real scientific conundrum in astronomy. Mathematician Kit Yates explains. The answer is "the three-body ...