Milky weigh: our galaxy has the mass of 700bn suns, say scientists

Most accurate measurement so far has estimated the collective mass of the Milky Ways stars, black holes, dust, dark matter – and unidentified flying objects Our galaxy has a collective mass 700 billion times that of the sun, according to the most accurate measurement yet by scientists. The estimate covers the mass of all the […]

Dr. Shini Somara makes learning physics fun in ‘Crash Course’

The Daily Dot is celebrating Woman Crush Wednesday, better known as #WCW on Twitter and Instagram, by highlighting female creators on YouTube whose work we admire. Against all odds, this new show is going to make you love physics. After the Green brothers ended their much-beloved Crash Course Astronomy series in January, fans wondered what […]