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No, the Death Star Isn’t Impossibly Big in the Rogue One Poster. We Did the Math

People are complaining about the size of the Death Star in the Rogue One poster. Here's how you could actually make that picture. The post No, the Death Star Isn’t Impossibly Big in the Rogue One Poster. We Did the Math appeared first on WIRED.

With construction next door, I keep seeing physics examples. Here I calculate the torque and forces on a large crane. The post Don't Put a Crane Outside a Physicist's Window if You Don't Want Some Math appeared first on WIRED.

Another Star Wars trailer brings another physics analysis. Can we estimate the formation of TIE fighters from one image?

In a teaser trailer for Star Wars VII, we see a whole bunch of Tie fighters flying overhead. How fast are they moving?

Everyone likes to talk about the supermoon, but it really isn't that special. Here's why.