Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A mysterious signal recorded by an Ohio State University astronomer in 1977 is getting a fictional explanation thanks to "3 Body ...

That mysterious 1977 radio transmission remains unexplained, but not in the fictional universe of "3 Body Problem." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

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 ...