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 ...

Note: The following article contains spoilers about the Netflix series 3 Body Problem. I first encountered the three-body problem 60 years ago, in a short story called “Placet is a Crazy Place” by ...

Frank Herbert's Dune has become far more popular through its adaptation by Denis Villeneuve, whose first two installments established a new benchmark for science fiction in the 2020s. Whether ...

What is mankind without science? The thought-provoking question is one of the themes in “3 Body Problem,” an eight-episode Netflix series from “Game of Thrones” creators D.B. Weiss and David Benioff ...

3 BODY PROBLEM Explained: Why The DARK FOREST THEORY Is Horrifying & Season 2 Will Be Even Scarier. In this video we break down the Dark Forest Theory, as it is the title of the second book in the ...

Carleton University provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA. Carleton University provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. I first encountered the three-body problem 60 years ...

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 ...