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      What If We Turned Earth Into a Spaceship?

      November 16, 2022
      Cosmos

      5 Things That Could Happen If You Fell Into a Black Hole

      4 months ago
      Body

      What If You Got Infected by an Alien Parasite?

      October 5, 2021
      Earth

      What If We Could Reheat the Earth’s Core?

      September 3, 2021
      Humanity

      What If We Traveled One Billion Years Into the Past?

      May 6, 2021
      Science

      The What If Show During the COVID-19 Pandemic

      The current coronavirus crisis is a difficult time for all of us. We want you, our fans and your loved ones, to be informed about the coronavirus and what you can do to...

      Technology

      What If a Flash Wiped Out Everyone’s Memories?

      Imagine, it comes out of nowhere. A blinding flash, spanning the entire globe. It lasts only a few seconds, but when it’s over, everyone’s memories have been...

      Earth

      What If Bats Were the Size of Humans?

      This gigantic bat was captured on camera by a man filming his camping trip. He’s been missing ever since. Stories like these have been swirling the internet for...

      Science

      What If Earth Was Near the Center of the Milky Way?

      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...

      Humanity

      What If You Tried Flying Tied to Helium Balloons?

      Scroll down to watch the video. Long after the invention of airplanes, we still dream of being able to fly on our own. But without wings, our options are kind of limited...

      Cosmos

      Scientists Discovered a Monstrous Black Hole Too Close to Earth

      Black holes are dark, matter-devouring balls of gravity. Most of them are so far away that we don’t need to worry about them. But not this one. Meet Gaia BH1. This...

      Cosmos

      What If You Spent 5 Seconds on Uranus?

      Imagine taking a trip to the outer reaches of our Solar System, to a place few have ever seen up close. Uranus, the icy giant, is a world of extremes, violent, cold, and...

      Cosmos

      What If We Could See Through a Black Hole?

      This star is about to transform into a black hole. And we’re about to travel inside it to see what’s on the other side. The only problem is that we’ll...

      Earth

      What If the Atmosphere Was 10% Deep Voice Gas?

      Sulfur hexafluoride, now that’s a mouthful. It sure is! It’s more commonly known as SF6 or deep voice gas because, well, it makes your voice deeper! But...

      Humanity

      What if ‘Among Us’ Happened in Real Life?

      Among Us is a video game that has been taken the world by storm. It’s one of the most-watched games on Twitch and YouTube. Even politicians are playing it.But what...

      Science

      What If All the Sea Water Becomes Fresh Water

      [dx_custom_adunit mobile_id=”RTK_v1lP”] Where do you go to quench your thirst? The kitchen sink? The local bar? The mineral rich springs of Bergamo, Italy...

      Science

      What Happens If You Wake up During Surgery?

      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...

      Humanity

      What If a Massive Locust Swarm Attacked Your City?

      It’s about to get Old Testament here. What if the creepiest, crawliest, most catastrophic member of the Plagues of Egypt made an unexpected housecall? And decided your...

      Cosmos

      What If Earth’s Core Stopped Spinning?

      Deep under the Earth’s surface, there’s a scorching hot ball of metal. Scientists just discovered that something very wrong is happening to it. Did...

      Earth

      What If We Dumped All Our Trash in the Oceans?

      You’d better mind your waste because it’s not piling up in landfills anymore. Today, we’re going to dump it all straight into the oceans. How much trash would that...

      Cosmos

      What if Some of the Space Facts You Believe Are Actually Untrue?

      12. THE SUN IS A GIANT BALL OF FIRE Did you know that the Sun isn’t really on fire? No. Our Sun isn’t a raging bonfire in the center of the Solar System...

      Cosmos

      What If Jupiter Collided With the Smallest Star?

      The biggest planet in the Solar System. And the smallest star in the known Universe. Today, they are on a collision course. And Earth might not survive this. Meet the...

      Earth

      What If We Terraformed the Sahara Desert?

      Imagine a dry desert with endless sand dunes transforming into a lush, green tropical paradise before your eyes. This is the ambitious vision of terraforming the Sahara...

      Cosmos

      What If Everything You Knew About the Universe Is Wrong?

      13.8 billion years ago, the entire Universe emerged from one single point in space. This theory is known as the Big Bang. And it’s the most widely accepted story of the...

      Cosmos

      What If You Fell Into Jupiter’s Red Spot?

      One minute, you’re setting up a new space station orbiting Jupiter. The next, you’re plunging right into the middle of a giant, red cyclone of death. What...

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