Lightning strikes across Earth could make ultrahot "killer electrons" rain down around our planet, according to new research from scientists at the University of Colorado Boulder. Due to this result, ...

LARGO, Fla. — It’s taken Jon Weaver two years of working and dreaming to arrive at this moment. The first Cosmic Carnival pinball machine is ready to be shipped out. “It’s exciting. It’s exhilarating.

When the lucky ones among us look up at the night sky, they get to see a glimpse of the Universe’s past. The light shining down on us from billions of miles away also shines down at times from ...

Four planets locked in a perfect rhythm around a nearby star are destined to bounce off each other just like in a pinball game, a new study suggests. Astronomers modelled how the change in ...

The distinctive belt of asteroids between Mars and Jupiter may have been shaped during a game of planetary pinball almost 4 billion years ago. A new study suggests that the migration of the mighty gas ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Lightning strikes across Earth could make ultrahot "killer electrons" rain down around our planet ...

Four planets locked in a perfect rhythm around a nearby star are destined to bounce off each other just like in a pinball game, a new study suggests. Astronomers modelled how the change in ...

"Killer electrons" stashed in radiation belts around Earth could be dislodged by lightning to create a game of "cosmic pinball" that influences space weather around our planet. When you purchase ...