Tag: Space

Teenagers Write 5,100 Notes to Lift the Spirits of Every Student in School

This past month has been terrifying for high schoolers across the nation. Following the tragic events in Parkland, Florida, there's been an alarming number of other rumored and real threats of gun violence, especially in the hallways of Carmel Clay High School in Carmel, Indiana. After a shaky week which resulted in the arrest of two male students, the Carmel teenagers were in need...

Bill Gates Thinks We Can Fuel Cars with Polluted Air

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) levels haven’t been this high in 800,000 years, according to last year’s report by the UN’s World Meteorological Organization. Let’s rewind back to science class for a moment. Remember carbon dioxide? That bully of a greenhouse gas that traps the sun’s heat in the atmosphere? Without consistent (and persistent) effort to remove the excess gas, it can remain in the earth’s atmosphere...
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The Universe is Expanding Faster Than we Thought, But Why?

Back in 1929, Edwin Hubble discovered that the universe is expanding. All galaxies, including our own Milky Way, are slowly moving away from one...

The 25 Best Photographs Taken in 2015

2015 will certainly be remembered as a year of major advancements (gay marriage becoming legal in the United States, for example) as well as...

This Planet is the Closest Thing to Earth Outside our Solar System

Scientists haven't had any luck finding Earth's twin yet, but they have stumbled across its cousin. The planet tagged GJ1132b is around 1.2 times...

Scientists Have Discovered a Comet That Can Get You Drunk

There's a killer happy hour going on right now and it won't happen again for another 8,000 years. The downside is that it's going...

Astronomers Have Found Something Very Strange Close to a Star

Astronomers have become fascinated with a mysterious mass of objects whirling around a distant star. The star, called KIC 8462852, is showing some unusual...

Life on Mars: Water Today, Humans Tomorrow?

A few days ago NASA blew the minds of just about every human on Earth when they announced the discovery of saltwater on Mars. It...

Scientists Can’t Decide if and When We Should Invite Aliens to Invade Earth

Astronomers and scientists are no closer to coming to an agreement on whether it’s a good idea to try and make contact with little...

Is There Life on Mars? Methane Mystery Could be the Answer

So is there life on Mars or is the red planet a barren wasteland that is a sure doom for all forms of life?...

Graphic Shows the Impressive Size of Rosetta’s Comet Compared to Los Angeles

As of you of course know by now – unless you were absent from planet Earth over the last week – the European Space...

How ‘Interstellar’ Led to a New Discovery About Black Holes

It seems like Christopher Nolan's new film "Interstellar" can't get to its November 7th release date quick enough. The movie has been garnering quite...

New Technology Aims to Debunk Lunar Landing Conspiracies Once and For All

Ever since Neil Armstrong first took one small step on the moon and one giant step for mankind, people have been yelling "faaaaake." As...

This Blue Space Tadpole Is Creating New Stars

What looks like a bright blue space tadpole swimming through the cosmos is actually a mass of gas and dust that is creating new...