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      Cosmos

      What If You Visited Earth’s Next Space Station?

      April 25, 2022
      Science

      What If Our Sun Became a Neutron Star?

      February 12, 2019
      Earth

      What If It Rained Diamonds?

      May 28, 2020
      Cosmos, MSN

      What If a Gamma-Ray Burst Hit a Black Hole?

      February 15, 2022
      Body

      What If You Fell Into a Pool of Stingrays?

      June 14, 2020
      Cosmos, MSN New

      Lies Elon Musk Has Told You About Mars

      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...

      Earth

      What If Oxygen Doubled in Earth’s Atmosphere?

      Take a deep breath. We take 23,000 breaths a day; trying to get oxygen to our brain and cells. Oxygen is essential to our survival. But it’s a only small...

      Science

      What If Menstrual Products Were Free Everywhere?

      Did you know that you ladies spend about 2,300 days of your life menstruating? That amounts to about 10,400 tampons or pads, over 5,000 pills for your cramps, and about...

      Humanity

      What If We Become a Type 1 Civilization?

      Scroll down to watch the video. Imagine if we could control earthquakes and tsunamis to generate power. Or maybe even terraform every planet in the solar system. These...

      Cosmos

      What If Jupiter and Saturn Collided?

      The two biggest planets in our Solar System in one telescope view. And catastrophe is imminent. If Jupiter and Saturn suddenly were on a collision course, which of the...

      Earth, MSN New

      What Would Happen If We Burn All the Oil?

      In 2018, the Earth had about 1,730 billion barrels in crude oil reserves, with oil companies pumping out about 94.7 million barrels each day. The Wall Street Journal...

      Humanity

      What If You Fell Into a Pool of Piranhas?

      Scroll down to watch the video. We’re talking about a fish that’s much, much smaller than a great white shark, but that’s got a bite about two times...

      Cosmos

      What If Russia Crashed the International Space Station?

      Under the pressure of crushing economic sanctions, Russia’s straining to play its own intimidation game. This time, they are threatening to take the International...

      Cosmos

      What If Betelgeuse Exploded Right Now?

      Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse. Saying its name three times won’t have the same effect as a certain bio-exorcist, but it’s still a sight to behold. At about 950...

      Earth

      6 Things That Would Happen if All Underwater Volcanoes Exploded at Once?

      There are over one million volcanoes on our ocean floor. And all of them suddenly started spewing out red-hot molten rock. The ocean is filling with lava. And nothing...

      Earth

      What If Earth Was Shaped Like an American Football?

      Imagine an enormous football stranded in the Solar System. I mean, the Earth shaped like one. What could cause our planet to change its shape so drastically? And what...

      Cosmos

      What If a Spoonful of Neutron Star Appeared on Earth?

      This is the Sun. And this is a neutron star. But don’t let its size fool you. Neutron stars are massive gravitational monsters, and orbiting one wouldn’t end...

      Earth

      What If We Knew the Time the Earth Will Die?

      Ah, the planet Earth, our beautiful home. We’d like to believe it will be around forever, but what if it isn’t? Aliens, comets, weapons of mass destruction, black...

      Earth, Humanity, MSN New

      What If Birds Were Actually Robots Watching Us?

      The next time you see that adorable hummingbird at your feeder, remember one thing. It might take your life. Because in this world, every bird works for the government...

      Science

      What If Almost Everyone (Who Can) Worked From Home?

      What do you like most about work? Early mornings? Coffee spills? Desk lunches? Back pain? Wrist Pain? Neck pain? Sore ears? Stay home and get paid. How does that sound...

      Science

      What If You Lived Inside a Hologram?

      What if the Universe is an illusion? What if your reality is not what it seems to be? What if you are you’re just a 2D projection stretched on the surface of a...

      Earth, MSN New

      5 Tips How to Survive as a Pyramid Builder in Ancient Egypt

      Swipe down for full video story! The construction of the pyramids of Giza required immense labor and coordination. For those involved, daily work was physically...

      Science

      What If Earth Started Spinning Backwards?

      [dx_custom_adunit mobile_id=”RTK_v1lP”] Since its formation, the Earth has been revolving west to east on its axis. If one day our planet started rotating in...

      Cosmos

      What If the Largest Black Hole Entered Our Solar System?

      It’s invisible, deadly and sucking up every bit of matter in its path. The most massive black hole in the known Universe is headed right toward Earth. What would you see...

      Earth

      What If You Dumped an Iceberg Into a Volcano?

      In a matter of days, a nearby volcano will erupt, spewing debris and lava, and decimating your city. You know that fighting fire with fire usually makes things worse...

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