Valentina Tereshkova, call name “Seagull” and the first woman in space, flew solo for 71 hours and circled Earth 48 times in her only trip into orbit...
Space
Imagine yourself waking up one morning at the crack of 10 a.m., pulling back the bedroom curtains with...
There is a place in America where a massive satellite dish that could fit a football stadium inside it...
For every galaxy that’s visible from Earth, there are nine smaller ones that we can’t see...
Someday, when humankind outgrows planet Earth, we might aim to build a habitat so vast we could never...
If the universe is full of stars, why doesn't it appear white?
So far only 3 people have died in outer space but with upcoming civilian space travel and journeys to...
What if Earth’s orbit around the Sun suddenly stopped?
Should we put ads in space to fund human exploration of the solar system?
What would it take for our Sun to become a neutron star?
Betelgeuse is 900 times larger than our sun and astronomers think it's about to explode. What if Earth...
What if there was another Earth in the solar system?
Solar storms are highly unpredictable and difficult to anticipate. But their threat is very real.
Should we build a massive solar power plant on the moon?
Titan, the only known place in space where liquid surface lakes exist. Let's go for a swim.
What would it take for Jupiter to ignite and become our second sun?
Would you want your children to become Venusian cloud pirates?
What would you do if a black hole's accretion disk suddenly appeared in the sky?
Jupiter is made of gas. There is no solid surface. What if you fell into it? Would you keep falling to...
What would it take to build a new, artificial planet?
What would it take to become an interstellar civilization?
Your life would be VEƦɎ different if Earth was a moon of Jupiter.
