In 2015, NASA’s super powerful Kepler Space Telescope discovered the closest copy of Earth to date. It’s called Kepler-452. Often nicknamed “Earth 2...
Everest is 8.8 km tall and thousands of people have stood on top of it. Olympus Mons is 25 km tall, and nobody has been anywhere near it. Its base covers roughly the...
Wouldn’t it be great to have a truly jaw-dropping view? Like windows looking directly into space? Well, it’s time to build your very own cosmic skyscraper. What would it...
Somewhere billions of years down the line, our Sun will begin its final transformation, swelling first into an enormous red giant before eventually collapsing into a...
Not too far from Earth is a giant space rock that has silently played host to just twelve people in its entire history. What would happen if we put our cosmic satellite...
What could be the most brutal way for an insect to die? Being struck out of the air by a predator? Snatched in a split second by a reptile’s tongue? Or something far...
These balls represent one of the strangest phenomena currently taking place in our Universe. Each ball symbolizes one of 100,000 galaxies , including our own that are...
Imagine a world where you could move objects with your mind, cure cancer with microscopic machines, or even live to be 1,000 years old. The future of science is...
A rare interstellar visitor known as comet 3I Atlas is currently drifting through our Solar System. At first glance, it might look like just another icy rock in space...
Carol Baskin was wrong. Tigers are not big, cuddly cats. And as you find yourself with one on top of you, you’d better hope you don’t become a rodent in this...
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 massive...
It’s the oldest question on Earth. Where did we come from? Some people may thank a creator from above, but what if the hand that created humanity wasn’t...
Imagine arriving in a galaxy where humanity controls every star, planet, and particle of energy. This is the reality of a type three civilization, one of the most...
What if everyone on the planet said "no" to their gas-powered cars right now? And not just cars - gas dryers, water heaters, gas stoves, lawn mowers... What if we...
It’s all over for Uranus. The ice giant is locked into a collision course with the king of all planets in our Solar System, Jupiter. What would happen as the two...
Earth is the only life-supporting planet in our Solar System. Until now. Today, we’re bringing Kepler 22-b into our planetary neighborhood. Where would this planet...
Don’t think for a second you are safe just because something looks adorable. Somewhere in the shadows of the forest, a giant panda could be watching, and you would never...
Every city, highway, bridge, and skyscraper on Earth tells the same story. Humans have transformed nearly every corner of the planet, shaping landscapes to suit our...
Every rocket we launch brings us one step closer to being locked on this planet permanently. That sounds backwards. Sending things into space should open it up, not...
A political meeting in medieval Germany was supposed to settle a bitter land dispute. Instead, a crowded room gave way beneath the officials, sending dozens of people...
