Space
Humanity Will 'Touch the Sun' with the Fastest Spacecraft Ever Made
The most ambitious NASA mission you’ve never heard of.
OK, WTF Is a Time Crystal?
Physicists have made a new phase of matter called a time crystal—but what does that even mean?
The Milky Way Stole Some of its Outer Stars From Another Galaxy
We're not above pilfering a few choice stellar gems off other galaxies that stray too close.
Earth Was Almost Hit By an Asteroid and No One Saw it Coming
Asteroid 2017 AG13 was only spotted by scientists at the last minute.
America Is Going to Mars by the 2030s, Says Obama
"We have set a clear goal vital to the next chapter of America's story in space."
Leonardo DiCaprio Says He Wants to Move to Mars with Elon Musk
It's not clear if the actor was truly serious about leaving our little rock behind, but a 'Revenant' reboot filmed on the barren space tundra would be pretty sweet.
How an Australian College Student Did What NASA Couldn't
Paddy Neumann's final project—which proposes using junk metal as rocket fuel—could change space travel forever.
Remember That Time the US Thought About Nuking the Moon?
In 1958, at the height of the Cold War, the Air Force thought that exploding a nuclear device on the moon would inspire America and show the Russians who was boss.
We Asked People Who Claim They Were Abducted by Aliens to Draw Their Experience
Who the fuck decided that aliens should look like humanoid frogs?
How Scared Should I Be of Meteors?
The galaxy is teeming with rocks that don't care if we all die. This bothers me a little.
If We Want to Find Aliens, We Need to Save the Arecibo Telescope
Arecibo Observatory, the world's largest radio telescope and an alien hunter's best bet at finding extraterrestrial life, could lose its funding and shut down.
NASA Is Paying Me €14,000 to Lie in Bed for Three Months
Getting paid to stay in bed might seem like paradise, but everyday tasks like showering, shitting, and sleeping comfortably become nearly impossible when you're lying down all day.