Why does the Earth have to be either round or flat? What if there could be a happy middle ground? Welcome to your very own polyhedron Earth. What would this Earth look...
[dx_custom_adunit mobile_id=”RTK_v1lP”] The Earth sits comfortably in its orbit tilted on its axis at 23 degrees. Knock the planet over – and it...
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...
Saturn is one of the most mesmerizing planets in our Solar System. Famous for its iconic rings, it is also a world of extreme weather and puzzling mysteries. While other...
In 2010 an astronaut on the ISS observed a bizarre phenomenon. When he glanced out the window, he saw the Moon looked flattened when it appeared in the thickest part of...
This bug can survive anything, except maybe the bottom of your shoe. But what would happen if we squished every cockroach on Earth? How would this affect the food chain...
What if humans had gills and could breathe underwater just like fish?
When it comes to the question of which planet humanity could one day call home, the obvious choice might seem to be Mars. But surprisingly, Venus might actually be a...
Is intelligent alien life really out there? With powerful telescopes identifying more potentially habitable planets each year, the possibility continues to grow. But...
Neuralink is an American company started by ohhhhh, let’s just say “well-known public figure” Elon Musk. Launched back in 2017, its mission was to...
10. Computer Mice The computer mouse is one of the most familiar tools in modern computing, but its origins trace back to NASA related research in the 1960s. Engineers...
Swipe Down for Full Video Story Most of us learned that the Solar System has eight planets. For many years, Pluto made it nine before being reclassified as a dwarf...
It’s been 100 Earth years since you settled on Mars. You’ve been through pain, loneliness and a lot of hard work. And now Mars is the new promised land everyone...
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...
See that strip of stars splashed across the night sky? That’s our home galaxy, the Milky Way. You can see it from Earth because we live on its very outskirts, far...
The tallest man to ever walk the Earth was 2.72 m (8’9″) tall, and he quickly became an international sensation. So can you imagine what life would be like...
They are massive, and extremely dense. They rip apart anything and everything that gets close to them. Their gravity is so strong that even light can’t escape. We...
It’s about to get really hot down on Earth. Because all our oceans suddenly started to boil, sending steam into the atmosphere at an alarming rate. Why would all...
Obviously, we can't just pack our stuff and move there today. But what if we terraformed it - reshaped it into an Earth's image?
Would you sleep in this earthquake-proof bed? It senses when an earthquake is happening and drops you into a safe metal chamber. Yes, we know how ridiculous this looks...

