What A Trip To Mars Might Actually Look Like For Humans
Getting to humans to Mars isn't as simple as hitching a ride on the next outbound rocket, and the amount of planning required will surprise you.
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Disturbing Things That Would Happen To Your Body After Death On The Moon
The science of decomposition on Earth is already rather gruesome, but decomposing on the moon is both gruesome, as well as more than a little strange.
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The One Thing Humans Must Do To Avoid Extinction, According To Stephen Hawking
Everyone has a few ideas about how humanity will end, but one of the brightest minds of the modern era had some thoughts on how to keep us going.
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The Scientist That Believed Intelligent Alien Life Existed On Mars
Scientists continue to look for signs of alien life on Mars, but this scientist truly popularized the idea, claiming to find canals on the Red Planet's surface.
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Scientists Say This Asteroid Will Miss Earth And May Strike The Moon Instead
The latest asteroid to pass by the Earth will be back in a few years — it's not coming for us, but it may be on a collision course with the moon.
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How Astronomers Really Think The World Will End
All good things must come to an end, and so too must the world, but it turns out that astronomers think about it differently than most people.
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Here's What Could Happen To Our Solar System After The Sun's Fiery Death
Although we don't have to worry about it for a few billion years, the sun is inexorably dying, the only question is what's left after it's gone.
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What Science Says About The Largest Solar Radiation Storm In 20 Years
Radiation storms are nothing to sniff at, big ones can take out vital satellites, which is why scientists and astronauts take notice when they occur.
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Here's What A Fireball Looks Like Tearing Through The Sky (And The Science Behind It)
2026 has started off with bright flashes of light in the sky — fireballs, a surprisingly common phenomenon that is often a once-in-a-lifetime sight to see.
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The Biggest Scientific Breakthroughs Of 2025
2025 saw many advancements in many fields, from medicine and genetics, to environmental science or artificial intelligence. Here are some of the most impactful.
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Scientists Say 'Cloud-9' Discovery Could Unlock Secrets About The Dark Universe
Scientists, peering 7 billion years back into the past, have discovered something that may help us better understand the nature of the universe.
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Scientists Finally Confirmed The Existence Of Runaway Black Holes
Black holes are the most massive objects in the universe, and you definitely don't want to run into one, but there's a chance one may run into you.
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The Number Of Starlink Satellites That Have Fallen Out Of The Sky Might Surprise You
There's no question that Starlink has brought the internet to many hard-to-reach communities, but the number of satellites it loses may shock you.
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The 13 Biggest Asteroids To Ever Hit Planet Earth
While Earth was famously hit by a meteor that killed off the dinosaurs, many others have also hit our planet, many of them leaving huge scars in their wake.
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Why Iceland Is The Closest Thing Scientists Have To Mars
Scientists are confident that Mars once had water and life, but to better understand Mars' development, they have to look to analogs here on Earth.
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The Rock That Could Change What We Know Of Planet Mars Forever
Curiosity has been exploring the surface of Mars since 2011, but what it found inside a rock last year has changed our understanding of the planet.
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Where Will The International Space Station Go When It's Deorbited In 2030?
Nothing lasts forever, and the ISS is no exception. Despite all it has helped humanity accomplish, its final resting place will be in the middle of nowhere.
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Albert Einstein Predicted This Unique Phenomenon And Now We Can See It With Our Own Eyes
Albert Einstein is famous for his contributions to physics, even predicting this strange and fascinating gravitational effect, now visible to modern scientists.
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NASA Rammed A Spaceship Into An Asteroid And Made A Fascinating Discovery
Deflecting asteroids by running spaceships into them may sound like science fiction, but it's quite real. And it's quite a bit more complex than anyone thought.
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What Happens When Astronauts Cry In Space
The low-gravity of outer space can be unintuitive, and normal bodily functions that we take for granted here on Earth don't always work the same.
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The Great Red Spot: 7 Strange Facts About Jupiter's 190-Year Old Storm
Jupiter's Great Red Spot has been an object of fascination for astronomers for a long time, but it still manages to surprise people shockingly often.
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Space Movies Lied To You About Lasers. Here's What They Got Wrong
You're probably familiar with futuristic action movies where the drama unfolds amidst a barrage of bright laser fire, there's just one problem ...
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What Neil deGrasse Tyson Really Thinks About The Moon Landing Being 'Fake'
We've all got that one friend that buys into conspiracy theories, but Neil deGrasse Tyson isn't one of them and he has thoughts on the moon landing.
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The Unsettling Truth About What Happens When You Fire A Gun In Space
Bringing a firearm into space probably isn't a great idea, but if you did and you pulled the trigger, the results might not be what you expect.
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The 'Equinox Effect' Makes This Cosmic Phenomenon Even More Stunning, But Only Twice A Year
The northern lights are one of the most spectacular displays in nature, and they could be especially intense during the nights around the equinox.
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The Terrifying Reasons Death On Venus Would Be Fast But Excruciating
There are endless ways to die down here on Earth, but if you did your dying up on Venus, your experience of death would be uniquely horrific.
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This Is The Closest NASA Has Ever Come To Discovering Life On Mars
The question of whether there is or was life on Mars has been around for a long time, but NASA's Perseverance rover might have actually found some answers.
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