The New Horizons missions showed us Pluto in unprecedented detail. Far from a boring, frozen landscape, Pluto revealed intriguing geology and remarkab...
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Think You're 100% An Introvert? There's A Good Chance You're Wrong
I’ve never put much weight on standardized tests. As far as I’m concerned, SAT exams are a better measure of how many prep courses you can afford, and...
Cosmic Record Holders: The 12 Biggest Objects in the Universe
The universe is a big place, and it's full of big things. Planets, stars, galaxies and clusters of galaxies extend upward on ever-more-massive scales....
The largest stars in the Universe (that we've found so far)
You can’t spend much on Earth before noticing the Sun. This great big ball of atomic fire dominates the sky, and for good reason — it’s the largest bo...
Nobel Prize winner says mankind is doomed to remain on Earth forever
Sometime within the next five years or so, NASA plans on sending humans back to the Moon. Looking to the future, NASA is laying the groundwork for cre...
A 1964 Earthquake Might Have Unleashed A Deadly Fungus On The U.S. And Canada
A photomicrograph of liver tissue infected by Cryptococcus. (Image: CDC)Two decades ago, a rare but deadly fungal infection began killing animals and ...
These Science-Backed Nootropics Are So Effective That You Can Try Them Risk Free
A lot of supplement companies call nootropics “smart drugs,” making all sorts of unfounded claims about what they can do. Luckily there are some compa...
Ancient scrolls sealed shut by Vesuvius reveal some of their secrets
The Herculaneum scrolls are ancient manuscripts thought to contain works from some of most significant names in Greek philosophy, such as Epicurus, Ph...
NASA Satellite Photo Captures Moon-Sized Alien Ship Near Sun
A UFO expert claimed that one of NASA’s satellites photographed a massive alien vessel flying near the Sun. According to the expert, the strange objec...