When we think of space exploration, images of rockets, astronauts, and the Moon often come to mind. But humanity’s journey beyond Earth has left behind some truly...
What if instead of shining brightly for another 5 billion years, the only star in our Solar System turned into a dark and cold remnant? A black dwarf. How long...
Things are getting hotter and hotter here on Earth, and global warming has everyone panicking. But let us try a wild idea: what if we took every drop of Earth’s water...
Imagine taking a trip to the outer reaches of our Solar System, to a place few have ever seen up close. Uranus, the icy giant, is a world of extremes, violent, cold, and...
One minute, you’re setting up a new space station orbiting Jupiter. The next, you’re plunging right into the middle of a giant, red cyclone of death. What...
The emergency alert just appeared on your phone. The sky is turning dark and the wind is getting unbearable. A massive column of air is spinning its way toward you. You...
This is our Universe, an ever-expanding network of stars and galaxies. And this is your brain. Don’t they look eerily similar to one another? Why are they so alike...
Oxygen makes up only about 21 percent of the air we breathe, but it plays a much bigger role in holding life together and keeping our world intact. Imagine if, just for...
Scroll down for the quiz! There is an invisible force protecting us, keeping our atmosphere in place. Without it, life on Earth would be over very quickly. I’ll...
Located in the United States, one of the world’s largest volcanoes is gearing up to explode. It’s known as the Yellowstone Volcano, and it’s not just...
What if I told you Latin America could have hosted one of the world’s greatest superpowers? Capable of changing the course of history in ways that only players like the...
Imagine your entire neighborhood under the ever-watchful gaze of a swarm of silent drones. Creepy, right? Now, all conspiracies aside, more and more drones are fighting...
This not-so-little piece of equipment could change astronomy forever. And it could be about to find alien life. Maybe in a matter of days. What is this powerful new tool...
[dx_custom_adunit mobile_id=”RTK_v1lP”] Welcome to a world of teleportation! Where you can wake up in a remote corner of the world, teleport to work in...
Take a deep breath. We take 23,000 breaths a day; trying to get oxygen to our brain and cells. Oxygen is essential to our survival. But it’s a only small...
An exoplanet is a planet outside our Solar System. As of March 2020, we’ve discovered over 4000 different ones. So, it sounds like we have some options for our...
[dx_custom_adunit mobile_id=”RTK_v1lP”] On average, you produce just over 2 kgs (4.4 lbs) of waste each day. That may not sound like a whole lot, but...
If you’re watching this right now, you’ve probably used antibiotics at some point in your life. But did you really need to? The Centers for Disease...
One day, we want to take humanity into space. But why don’t we start small? Take one solar power station, 10,000 people, and 10 million tons of crumbled Moon rock...
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