Space

How old humanity is will remain a point of contention – religiously, scientifically, and otherwise – probably for as long as there are people around to argue. When it comes to the age of this beauty, disastrous planet we all call home, though, scientists are pretty much in agreement as far as when she was...

Obviously, barring any significant scientific advancements, none of us alive today are going to be around in 500 years. That doesn’t mean we can’t harbor some curiosity about whether or not our planet will look the same for our descendents, or different? If it’s going to look different, how will it look different? It can...

Human beings have been fascinated with space literally forever. There’s something about the vastness, the twinkling stars, the moving planets, that really kicks our curiosity into overdrive. Space is also scary, so these facts are kind of as frightening as they are interesting. Please, enjoy. 15. The last blissful 8 minutes of our lives. If...

Everyone loves space, and most people enjoy facts, so when you put the two together, there’s almost no way to go wrong! If you agree with me (and how could you not?), you’re going to love these people’s 18 favorite facts about space. 18. We are the Whos in Whoville. That there are 100 billion galaxies in...

When it comes to the space, patience is a virtue. Objects that are millions of lightyears away can take hours – sometimes even days – for researchers to even start observing or analyzing. This stellar shot from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope is no different. What you’re looking at is a stunning photo of NGC 5643,...

There are countless secrets of our universe that we still haven’t figured out yet. We get a little bit closer every day – and these images from NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory are definitely a giant leap in the right direction. Since 1999, the flagship X-ray telescope has produced over 23 trillion bytes of data. Thanks...

The last time an asteroid hit the Earth was some 66 million years ago. Given the way 2020 keeps going – it wouldn’t be a surprise if something happened to barrel into us. It’d just be another bullet point on the list of things to go wrong this year. Especially since the last impact caused...

For over 60 years, astronauts have been our real life superheroes. They’ve traversed the next frontiers of space, trekked on the Moon, and acted as beacons of international collaboration. They’re the real deal – no question about it. But even the most qualified folks on the planet have their share of secrets. As most astronauts...