WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Math enthusiasts around the world, from college students to rocket scientists, celebrate Pi Day, which is March 14 or 3/14 — the first three digits of an infinite number ...

It wasn’t given its name until 1706, when Welsh mathematician William Jones began using the Greek symbol for the number ... down on Earth or lands on Mars. Using just nine digits of pi ...

perhaps the Tyrannosaurus Rex should be the new party symbol. T. rex fossils have also been unearthed in the United States. Tyrannosaurus Rex is derived from Greek and Latin words meaning Tyrant ...

Pi is part of Egyptian mythology Egyptians believed that the pyramids of Giza were like math marvels, built on the principles ...

Thought to be a symbol of power and strength ... was associated with Jupiter (Zeus to ancient Greeks) or with Mars (the Greek god Ares). It could symbolize power, fertility, and strength, and ...

A Latin inscription credits its architect, Gaius Sevius Lupus, and dedicates the tower to Mars. Today, it remains a working beacon ... southern slopes of the Acropolis of Athens, combines both Greek ...

The assassination of Julius Caesar was reenacted in Rome at the exact same place where it had taken place 2,000 years ago. Credit: Flickr/ Colin Bewes CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 On March 15th, a group of ancient ...

Pure quartz crystals have been spotted on Mars for the first time, as well as other gems like opal. Researchers say these crystals, as well as being evidence of past hydrothermal activity ...

By Andrew Paul Published Mar 31, 2025 3:26 PM EDT A unique set of risks and challenges await the first astronauts on Mars. Deadly solar radiation, nighttime temperatures regularly dropping lower ...

Exploratorium employees say this year’s Pi Day — the annual March 14 celebration honoring the number and its associated Greek symbol — will be a mathematical and astronomical delight.

A space probe flying past Mars captured images of the red planet's small, mysterious moon. While on a flyby of Mars, Hera was able to use three of its imaging instruments to capture images of ...

Seismic readings of the interior of Mars strongly suggest large quantities of water buried 6 to 12 miles underground. Persuasive new evidence supporting the possibility of liquid water deep ...