If Neptune didn’t catch Triton we might have another Dwarf Planet in our Solar system — maybe even another Planet or double system. We show how this could have happened. Ok, Moon May is over. Did you like it? Should we do something like this again? With other topics? More […]
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Some seriously large asteroids have threatened Earth before. Some of these asteroids have little chance of hitting us but there are a few with very real chances of making contact. What happens if a large asteroid or comet hits Earth? And what are the chances something like Oumuamua or Bennu […]
Get 20% off Grammarly Premium by signing up at https://grammarly.com/WHATIF The Sun isn’t the biggest thing in our Solar System. And it’s not Jupiter, either. But close. It’s Jupiter’s very own magnetic field. What would it be like if Earth’s magnetic field was as huge as Jupiter’s? How much stronger […]
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Get a free What If Top 10 book when you sign up for our newsletter: https://underknown.com/newsletter/ The biggest planet in the Solar System has gone rogue. And now it’s heading straight toward Earth. You have 30 days till this gas giant wipes us all out. What speeds would Jupiter be […]
