137

from The Big Think Why the number 137 is one of the greatest mysteries in physics Famous physicists like Richard Feynman think 137 holds the answers to the Universe. by PAUL RATNER  The fine structure constant has mystified scientists since the 1800s. The number...

Kepler Gone

from SPACE RIP, Kepler: NASA’s Revolutionary Planet-Hunting Telescope Runs Out of Fuel By Mike Wall, Space.com Senior Writer  The most prolific planet-hunting machine in history has signed off. NASA’s Kepler space telescope, which has discovered 70...

Death Valley Burros

from The LA Times Love those heehaws and snorts, but Death Valley aims to become a ‘no-burro zone’ By LOUIS SAHAGUN As the sun set on a landscape of scruffy mountains and sweeping plains, 20 wild burros watched Mark Meyers with ears erect. They had reason...

5,000-year-old Toy Car Found

from The Drive 5,000-Year-Old Version of a Toy Car Found in Archeological Dig in Turkey It’s not Hot Wheels or Matchbox. In fact, it predates those by several millennia. BY JUSTIN HUGHES Many gearheads grew up playing with toy cars. Loyalties to Hot Wheels or...