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 ...

If you have been watching the new TV series which recently premiered on Netflix and are wondering what the three body problem is and why it is so significant. This quick guide will provide more ...

While Cixin Liu’s The Three-Body Problem is one of my favorite science fiction books, it never seemed like something that should or even could be adapted into something like a movie or TV show. But ...

The premise of 3 Body Problem – the first in a trilogy of novels by Liu Cixin, appearing March 21 as a Netflix streaming series – was simple. What happens when three suns orbit a planet? The suns’ ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Environmental systems scientist at the University of Delaware. As the story goes, humanity’s “first contact” with an alien species ...

The journey of The Three-Body Problem from book to screen was more complex than expected. A Chinese TV adaptation beat Netflix to the punch in bringing the epic saga to life, and a movie was made but ...

Everybody seems to be talking about 3 Body Problem, the new Netflix series based on Cixin Liu’s Remembrance of Earth’s Past book trilogy. Fewer people are talking about the two series’ namesake: The ...

What Is the Three-Body Problem in Netflix’s 3 Body Problem? In Netflix’s 3 Body Problem as in real life, the three-body problem is a physics and classical mechanics problem – a question you can answer ...

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 ...