In this edition of Play Smart, GOLF.com editor Zephyr Melton explains how using a launch monitor to map his distances dialed in his wedges.

Indian astronomers, including from IIT-Kanpur, have developed a new way to measure distances in the universe using the pulsating cores of dead stars, by studying how their radio emissions are ...

As new missions return to the Moon, a strange pattern has started to emerge. Despite advanced technology, several landers have struggled with the same types of problems, especially when it comes to ...

Imagine you’re two hours into a long run and your pace—one that felt easy and controlled an hour ago—now requires more effort to maintain. This feeling of working harder to maintain the same pace is ...

It isn’t practical to carry a dedicated toolkit for every quick measurement. However, your phone is already equipped with most of the things you need, and it is easy to turn it into a handy multi-tool ...

While most planets that we are familiar with stick relatively close to their host star in a predictable orbit, some planets seem to have been knocked out of their orbits, floating through space free ...

Most planets spend their lives orbiting a star, but some are destined for exile. According to a study published in Science on Jan. 1, 2026, astronomers have successfully measured the mass and distance ...

At their annual meeting in Manhattan last week, officials of the Amateur Athletic Union decided unanimously to take a step that they have been talking about for 25 years: to abolish yards, feet and ...

Have you ever wondered how a robot navigates a cluttered room or how a drone maintains its altitude with pinpoint accuracy? The secret lies in the tools used to measure distance, an often-overlooked ...

The answers to your question, respectively, are yes and no. Yes, RFID can measure distance. There is an English soccer club—I’m not permitted to say which one—that has deployed a solution for tracking ...