Some 5 billion years from now, the Sun will expand and become a red giant. And Earth might be just in the way… If humans were still around then, would we leave Earth? Or would we move it? What is the Sun’s problem anyway? Like any other star, it has […]
What if we told you that supernovas aren’t the brightest events in the Universe? Gamma-ray bursts are. They shine hundreds of times brighter and only last for several minutes at most. But even a second would be enough for them to mess up all complex life on the planet. Watch […]
Neutron stars are massive gravitational monsters, and orbiting one wouldn’t end up well for our planet. But what if we took just a spoonful of it and transported it to Earth? Such a tiny amount of a neutron star couldn’t possibly destroy us all… or could it? When a star […]
The Earth might not be here forever. A huge solar flare, an asteroid impact, or a local gamma-ray burst — anything could wipe us out for good. If we’re looking for someplace to escape to, there is one planet in our Solar System that is somewhat similar to Earth, though […]
Elon Musk wants to nuke Mars. What are the consequences? Without nukes, life on Mars might be like this: You’d live in giant glass domes, and grow small portions of food inside. And if you happen to go outside, it would be in your big clunky spacesuit, and you wouldn’t […]
Imagine living on the Moon. You’d have the best view of Earth, enjoy bouncing around in zero gravity and living your life as an astronaut explorer. Ah, doesn’t that sound nice! Except living on the Moon won’t be like this at all. So what would it be like to actually […]
Did you know that Mars has polar ice caps just like we do here on Earth? With the right technology, they might be our water source should we ever move to the red planet. But in their current state, these caps could be a source for extreme interplanetary sport. Want […]
What if there are other universes, just like ours? With an infinite number of Earths? With uncountable versions of you? And what if we don’t have to look too far to find them? Maybe a mirror version of our reality is right here… Our Universe began when a small, but […]
For every galaxy that’s visible from Earth, there are nine smaller ones that we can’t see, even with all the technology we’ve developed. That’s 90% of all space stuff in the observable universe that we’re missing out on. We can’t even see all the stars in the Milky Way. Our […]
With the vastness of the Universe, everything in it seems so spread out. But some objects are closer than you might realize. Every now and then, a random interstellar asteroid passes through the Oort cloud, the wall of icy debris at the very edge of our Solar System. But what […]
