Astronomers have discovered what makes some spiral galaxies fat and bulging while others are flat discs -- and it’s all about how fast they spin. The researchers found that fast-rotating spiral ...

In the stew of false information and conspiracy theories that swirls online, perhaps no idea is as flummoxing as the belief in a flat Earth. Flat-earthers believe that the Earth is a flat disc ringed ...

What shape would you say Earth is? A sphere? Ha-ha, nice try. You could not be more wrong. Earth is a disc. This is according to Tila Tequila, the model, porn star, Juggalette, erstwhile Nazi, and ...

The long-standing idea of planets forming in perfectly flat, orderly discs has been challenged by new research. Instead of calm, pancake-shaped structures of dust and gas, astronomers have now ...

In elementary school, one of my favorite pastimes was to memorize world capitals. I’d spin the globe in my first-grade teacher’s classroom and point to countries around the world to see if I ...

Astronomers using ALMA have discovered that planet-forming discs are not flat and serene but subtly warped, reshaping our understanding of how planets form. These slight tilts, similar to those seen ...

Australian astronomers have discovered what makes some spiral galaxies fat and bulging while others are flat discs — and it's all about how fast they spin. The research, led by the International ...