NASA has accomplished some of humanity’s greatest achievements. It put astronauts on the Moon, explored every planet in our Solar System, launched revolutionary...
Congratulations, you’ve taken the seven-month-long journey and have landed on Mars. And it turns out, you’re the first person. Better start getting the human...
Saturn does not enter this fight alone. Hidden within its rings sit at least 150 moons and moonlets, an entire arsenal of ice and rock orbiting alongside it. None of...
Earthquakes happen more often than many people realize. Smaller quakes of magnitude two or lower occur hundreds of times each day around the world. Stronger earthquakes...
A tornado can turn an ordinary afternoon into a terrifying emergency within minutes. Powerful rotating winds can tear roofs apart, overturn vehicles, snap trees, and...
[dx_custom_adunit mobile_id=”RTK_v1lP”] What if…. you could swim in Titan’s lakes? Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, is unique. It has its own...
When people think of the deadliest animals in Africa, lions usually come to mind. They are powerful predators with razor sharp teeth and an unmatched reputation. But the...
Hyenas have spent decades being portrayed as cowardly scavengers, especially after their famous appearance in movies and cartoons. But the reality is far more terrifying...
Imagine waking up one morning to find our Sun replaced by a cosmic powerhouse far stranger than anything we have seen. From giants that could swallow planets whole to...
In 1946, a 17 year old teenager named Willie Francis became part of one of the most disturbing execution cases in American history. After being convicted of murdering a...
Most people have heard of shooting stars, but those aren’t actually stars. They are tiny pieces of rock burning through Earth’s atmosphere. A real star...
Every wild animal keeps a distance from humans. That instinct is the only thing standing between us and most predators on Earth. Now imagine a creature large enough that...
Swipe Down for Full Video Story The world of Pandora captured audiences with its floating mountains, glowing forests, and breathtaking alien landscapes. In James...
Welcome to the Solar System construction zone. Today you’ll be using our cosmic sandbox to build a brand new planet. What would you need to create a rocky planet like...
[dx_custom_adunit mobile_id=”RTK_v1lP”] Ready to have your mind blown? The Earth does not orbit the Sun… Technically speaking. Everything in space, Sun...
Around 780,000 years ago, north became south and south became north. Earth’s magnetic poles flipped, and the planet carried on without much drama, largely because...
When you think of dinosaurs, images of giant, scaly reptiles like the Tyrannosaurus Rex probably come to mind. Movies, textbooks, and popular culture have shaped our...
Imagine the Mediterranean Sea slowly disappearing. Ancient shipwrecks would emerge from the seafloor, islands would become mountains, and Europe and Africa would...
Envision yourself going outside at night and spotting something odd above you. The Moon remains, but it is not now moving through space by itself. There is a body which...
The reason why we’re able to see Betelgeuse so clearly from 640 light years away is because it’s massive. In fact, it’s 12–20 times more massive than...
