Is it a meteor shower? Space debris? No, it’s something much, much worse. Our nearest neighbor is a full Moon no more. The Moon exploded and splintered into...
What if we found the way to drain all the Earth’s oceans through some mysterious portal at the bottom of the Mariana Trench? How long would it take? Years...
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The Sun is Yellow If you’ve always thought our star was a bright yellow ball of fire, you were wrong. For starters, it’s not yellow. It’s green. Sort...
volcano is one of the most unforgiving natural phenomenons on Earth. If you were to fall into its magma-filled center, your body would quickly bubble up, and disappear...
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...
For 20 years, Russian scientists and engineers drilled deeper and deeper, hoping to uncover whatever mysteries the hole may hold, earning it the ominous nickname of...
Every year, around 140 million babies are born worldwide. And if we continue at this pace, 50 years from now the global population will reach 10.5 billion people. The...
But how would a second moon affect the ocean tides? Would months on Earth become longer or shorter? And would these two satellites inevitably collide to cause a...
With every rocket we launch into the Earth’s orbit, we’re trapping ourselves on our own planet. Wait, how could sending rockets into space put an end to...
Ahh, spring has sprung. Robins are chirping. Flowers are blooming. Yikes, it’s getting a little windy out. Wait a minute. Do you hear that? Is it just me or does it look...
At first, it’s very bright. But then, as your eyes adjust to the light, you start to piece together your surroundings. The moving blobs above you, you realize, are...
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...
You’ve made it to Galaxy 3812, a hypothetical galaxy that houses a type III civilization. One of the first things you’ll notice are the Dyson spheres that...
In 1850, 94% of the world’s population lived in extreme poverty. Today, we’ve managed to bring that number down to roughly 10%. And if this trend continues...
Moving is never easy. The packing and unpacking, having to start fresh and make new friends, all this can be challenging. Let’s face it, whether it’s a nasty...
The Kardashev Scale, first proposed by Russian astronomer Nikolai Kardashev, measures the technological advancement of civilizations by the amount of energy they can...
People are fighting over it in grocery stores all around North America. Some are selling it to make an immense profit. No, this isn’t the scene of some crazy...
Deep beneath the Earth’s surface, there’s a scorching ball of iron surrounded by an ocean of boiling hot liquid metal – the Earth’s core...
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...
