Thousands of satellites and pieces of debris currently orbit our Earth. They provide us with television, internet, and communications. But what if all these satellites...
Looks can be deceiving. A simple looking Raggedy Ann doll sits behind glass. Harmless, almost nostalgic. The kind of toy you’d expect in a child’s bedroom. But according...
How much do you know about black holes? What would happen if you fell into one? Say one day you were exploring space looking for a new planet for humans to inhabit, but...
On a dark December night in 1995, a routine commercial flight turned into one of the most devastating aviation disasters in modern history. What began as a standard...
Just four light-years from Earth lies the closest known exoplanet, Proxima Centauri b. It has captured imaginations because it could be one of the first exoplanets where...
The icy moon of Jupiter. A world so frigid that its surface temperatures would instantly turn you into an astronaut popsicle. Its atmosphere is almost non existent, and...
It’s been 30 days since Uranus first appeared in the sky. At first, it looked like our Moon had found itself a stellar partner. But then, we understood something...
What would happen if you obtained space-bending abilities and decided to test them out by placing Earth between the two asteroid belts in our Solar System? The short...
Hoarders. They can’t bear to throw anything away. They pile up stuff everywhere, cluttering every space until they can’t move anymore. What if we could flip...
Deep beneath the Earth lies a mysterious and powerful force. A wellspring of nuclear energy which could one day rip us apart. Many scientists have found clues that...
It looks like an ordinary fuzzy caterpillar resting on the trunk of a tree. But don’t let its harmless appearance fool you. This tiny insect is one of the most...
Why are these crocodiles spending so much time on dry land? Is it because their watery homes are too polluted? Or is it because they’re scared of a bigger predator...
If our Moon suddenly vanished, Earth would already face dramatic consequences. But replacing it with entire alien worlds would take things to an entirely different level...
When people imagine life on other planets, they often picture creatures unlike anything found on Earth. Perhaps they have blue blood, multiple brains, shape shifting...
Jupiter is the king of moons. With 95 of them orbiting the gas giant, some are so large they rival planets in size. But what would it actually be like to live on one of...
Located on the border of Ontario, Canada, and New York State, this amazing waterfall system is comprised of three different waterfalls with a combined width of 1,204 m...
If you happened to wander into the Nevada desert and stumbled upon the secret U.S. military base, Area 51, you’d quickly be arrested, killed, or maybe even...
Imagine finding an animal lying completely motionless on the ground. Its body is limp, its eyes appear lifeless, and it seems as though something terrible has happened...
Welcome to the world of power and influence. Today, we look at the eight most dangerous world leaders. Which one has the strongest military? Who’s got the most...
Settling on the Moon or Mars may be all the buzz. But how about we all move to an icy dwarf planet in the middle of the Solar System? To Ceres. What would make this a...
