Scientists discover that Earth was basically one big ‘Waterworld,’ without Kevin Costner
Long before Kevin Costner and Dennis Hopper battled it out on the open seas in the mid-90s dystopian sci-fi flick Waterworld, the Earth really was …
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This top-secret spaceplane just returned to Earth, and nobody knows what it did up there
There’s plenty of manmade devices floating around in space, and between communications satellites, weather-monitoring cameras, and exploratory spacecraft like Cassini, the general public is kept …
Japan’s nuclear disaster gave everyone on Earth extra radiation
It’s been over half a decade since Japan’s Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear plant suffered a catastrophic meltdown due to the effects of a tsunami which struck the island …
NASA’s Saturn spacecraft just delivered photos so stunning you’ll think they’re fake
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft continues to delivery some truly jaw-dropping photographs from Saturn, and its most recent “Grand Finale” dive between the planet’s rings has produced …
Humanity needs to abandon Earth way sooner than you think, according to Stephen Hawking
While much of humanity concerns itself with saving the planet from the ravages mankind has inflicted upon it, one of the world’s brightest minds is …
Check out Cassini’s amazing Saturn dive from a totally new perspective
While we all wait with the utmost patience for NASA to show off the images captured by the Cassini spacecraft during its second dive through …
This bipedal running robot is the last thing you’ll see before robots claim the Earth
Robotics engineers with companies like Boston Dynamics have been hard at work on complex computer systems paired with motion sensors and gyroscopes to give their …
This NASA video will teach you more about clouds than you’ve ever wanted to know
From the perspective of us here on Earth, clouds are usually pretty boring. Sure, sometimes we spot one that looks cool or see a unique …
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft didn’t find anything, and scientists can’t believe it
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has made a big name for itself by being a reliable source of really awesome photographs of parts of Saturn and its …
Are we looking hard enough for aliens? Astronomer says no
Finding existing extraterrestrial life would undoubtedly be one of the crowning achievements of the human race, but with so much talk of the potential for …
Experts discover ‘Christopher Columbus’ anchor at Caribbean shipwreck site
EXCLUSIVE: Experts have used a “space treasure map” to make a remarkable discovery in the Caribbean — a centuries-old anchor believed to be from one …
NASA just discovered a massive tsunami of gas in space
Some of the coolest discoveries made by NASA — like the personality of Martian soil, for instance — are often so small in scale that …
Researchers built an automated robot that specializes in drilling through human skulls
One trope shared among all the fictional depictions of a futuristic robot uprising is the idea that, because we’ve taught robots so much about how humans function, …
This new battery tech breakthrough could mean even faster electric vehicles
Electric vehicles have a few key advantages over traditional combustion-powered cars, and one of the biggest is the potential for extreme acceleration. The Tesla Model …
This AI can learn your voice and mimic it in a minute or less, and that’s incredibly scary
When it comes to personal privacy and overall security, we often think of passwords, fingerprints, and even our own faces as being the keys that …
Watch SpaceX send a US spy satellite into orbit and land its rocket safely back on Earth
With a handful of successful launches and return flights of its reusable rocket system already under its belt, SpaceX is feeling pretty confident these days. …
Hubble just delivered one of the most gorgeous space photos ever
The past few weeks have been jam-packed with stunning imagery from Saturn, delivered courtesy of the Cassini spacecraft. Now, almost as if to say “Hey, …
MIT invented a robot that can 3D-print an entire building
3D printing has slowly gone from a curious novelty to a totally viable option for creating all kinds of useful things, from chocolate to athletic shoes, …
NASA’s meteorite-resistant space fabric is like futuristic chainmail
NASA is usually so busy showing off all the awesome stuff it finds out in space that it’s easy to lose track of the cool …
Scientists just discovered something awesome about the soil on Mars
Humans will one day walk on Mars and while it almost certainly won’t happen on the fever-dream timeline that Donald Trump seems to think is …
History-changing discovery suggests Homo sapiens were not the first humans in America
For decades, the accepted theory of human migration suggested that Homo sapiens arrived to America around 15,000 years ago, and that they were the very …
NASA’s Cassini survived its first Saturn dive, and delivered some mind-blowing photos
NASA delivered some fantastic news very early this morning, announcing that the Cassini spacecraft had successfully survived the first of its “Grand Finale” dives. The …
The Loch Ness Monster is missing
Have you seen the Loch Ness Monster? Neither has anybody else, at least for the past eight months. Monster fanatics who dedicate themselves to studying …
Your gross human body continues to pollute the Earth even after death
Humans are messy creatures. We’ve polluted this planet to the point that it might actually be on an irreversible path towards cataclysm. As if that wasn’t …
Science finally figured out why your phone battery gets worse with age
Anyone with a laptop computer or smartphone knows all about how batteries lose their capacity over time. The day you bought it, your phone could …
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has one final mission, which ends with destruction
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has been delivering fantastic views of Saturn and its moons for many years now, and this year it will meet its ultimate …
Ancient people left a frightening message for us, and scientists just found it
10,000 years from now (assuming humans haven’t been wiped out by a plague, space rock, or our own destructive tendencies), it’ll probably be fairly easy …
Hobbits were real, and they lived in Indonesia
Humans have always been endlessly fascinated with our evolutionary history, and discovering a new species of human that once roamed the Earth is certainly cause …
Nature throws humanity a softball, provides bugs that digest plastic
Mother Earth is one seriously gracious host. Humanity has done little else to the planet that produced us than completely destroy it at every turn. We dump …
Does Donald Trump actually know where Mars is?
Earlier today, President Trump took time out of his busy schedule to video-call the American astronauts aboard the International Space Station. In between comments on …
