Scientists theorize that many millions of years ago, Mars had rings, just like Saturn. And it looks like the red planet could be due for a new set of rings in the future...
Human history has been full of battles and wars, some big and some small. But if World War 3 were to happen, it might be humanity’s biggest battle yet. Advanced...
Our Universe was born billions of years ago. And since that time, it’s given birth to millions of galaxies, our Solar System, and who knows what else. Our Universe...
Elon Musk says he wants to send one million people to Mars by the year 2050. The SpaceX CEO has become famous for making huge promises about colonizing the red planet...
No one knows exactly what to expect if we encountered other forms of alien life. Would they talk like us? Look like us? Or would they be completely different? What if...
Whether it’s Apple, Microsoft, or Yahoo, only one tech giant has reigned supreme when it comes to our search engines. Google. It’s so dominant around the...
Would this be good or bad news?
A massive earthquake knocks you off your feet. There’s a blinding flash of white, and then you see a tsunami of lava rising on the horizon. A nuclear reaction has...
In order for Jupiter to crash into the Sun, something truly extraordinary would need to happen. Its orbit would need to be drastically altered by a gravitational...
This is the most powerful object in the Universe. The biggest spinning magnet to ever exist. It’s the cosmic equivalent of a great white shark. But it...
Welcome to the Solar System construction zone. Today you’ll be using our cosmic sandbox to build a brand new planet. What would you need to create a rocky planet like...
What if the Moon was more than just a lifeless rock? Under that bright light, it could be hiding an alien civilization. When did this alien life begin on the Moon? What...
Have you ever wondered what dinosaurs were afraid of? What creature, in the Cretaceous period, made taking a drink of water a dangerous gamble? I’m talking about...
Our Moon quietly shapes life on Earth, from stabilizing our climate to driving ocean tides and lighting the night sky. But what if we swapped it for other moons from...
Billions of years from now, the Sun will become a red giant. And then, it will slowly die. That’s right. It’s the end of the Solar System, and this is your survival...
With nearly eight billion people on the planet, things can feel pretty crowded. Let’s make things a bit tighter by housing every single person on Earth in one giant...
Take some cosmic dust and gas, add billions and billions of planets and a whole lot of stars to the mix. Spice it all up with a handful of gravity to hold things...
On the morning of September 11th, 2001, tragedy struck when two hijacked airplanes crashed into the World Trade Center towers in New York City. After that, everything...
Out of all the planets in the Universe, Earth is clearly the best for life, right? Wrong. Earth may be great, but scientists have discovered a few worlds that could be...
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...
