Tag: Space

Black Protester Shows Nazi That Love Really Does Trump Hate

Aaron Courtney, an African-American man and high school football coach probably didn't plan on hugging a white supremacist last weekend - however, that's exactly what happened. Last week, hundreds of white nationalists and counter-protesters faced off in Gainesville, Florida during a speech by alt-right leader, Richard Spencer (Spencer's speech was quickly drowned out by chants of "Go home!"). At one point during the protest, a...

The Family Profiting From the Opioid Crisis Hides Behind Charity

America is facing an unprecedented public health crisis— opioid addiction and the subsequent loss of many lives. The prescription drug OxyContin has been attributed to many of these deaths. Amazingly, however, little is known about the proprietors of OxyContin— the Sackler family. Their secret? Calculated and lavish acts of philanthropy. America’s Opioid Crisis: a Public Health Issue of Epic Proportions A recent article published in the New...
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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...

How Did a Cloud of Booze 288 Billion Miles Wide Get in Outer Space?

Imagine the idea of having a drink of beer or liquor cultivated not on this planet, but in outer space. Pretty far out, right?...