“The wings of a boomerang are designed to generate lift as they spin through the air,” Esser said. “This is due to the wings’ airfoil shape, their angle of attack and the possible addition ...

"The top side is curved and the bottom side is relatively flat and that shape allows the boomerang to generate lift. But a boomerang is thrown vertically so the directional lift is to the side ...

You may have had one as a child. You may have tried to make one as an adult (if not, you absolutely should). They are one of the most interesting toys around: Boomerangs. With their basic V shape ...

Scientists have shown that the curved (boomerang-like) shape of the bacterium, called Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus, is an important feature that affects its lifestyle, enabling it to efficiently ...

Then, using data from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope in 2003, researchers attributed a bow-tie-like shape to the object. Recently, astronomers have gained a fresh view of the Boomerang Nebula ...

The ghostly Boomerang Nebula, called the 'coldest place in the universe,' reveals its true shape in this image from the giant ALMA radio telescope. The background blue structure, as seen in ...