Jim Steinman Gone

from Deadline Singer Bonnie Tyler Remembers ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’ Composer Jim Steinman: He Wrote “Some Of The Most Iconic Rock Songs Of All Time” – Update By Greg Evans Jim Steinman, the composer and lyricist whose roster of hit records included the huge...

They Did It In A Minute

from Popular Mechanics Why Scientists Want to Shorten the Minute to 59 Seconds Time might be running out. BY CAROLINE DELBERT ISTEO / Getty Images We like to say nothing is certain in life but death and taxes, but the truth is even our planet and the universe are...

Black Hole Stun

from The Atlantic A New Era of Black Holes Is Here Astronomers have discovered a black-hole treasure trove that is changing our view of the cosmos. by THOMAS LEWTON AND QUANTA MAGAZINE MARK GARLICK / SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / GETTY When the first black-hole...

Reddit Mechanics

from WIRED The Physics of Reddit’s Spinning Solar System Icon If the dots on the loading screen were planets, is their motion realistic? And can we actually model it? by RHETT ALLAIN PHOTOGRAPH: GETTY IMAGES WHILE WAITING FOR  Reddit to load on my phone, I...

“Mom, are we OK?”

from DNYUZ How a Burst of Light in the Sky Illuminated Something Primal by Brooke Jarvis At around 9 o’clock on the night of March 25, the sky above my house in Seattle lit up with an astonishing display. I know this not because I happened to see it — I was inside, as...