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Astronomers Just Discovered The Real-Life Star Trek Planet Vulcan

Creator of the series, Gene Roddenberry, identified a real-life star as the planet Vulcan's would-be sun. As it turns out, there actually is a "Vulcan" orbiting that star.

By Bernadette Deron • Sep 19, 2018

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Astronomers Just Discovered The Real-Life Star Trek Planet Vulcan

Creator of the series, Gene Roddenberry, identified a real-life star as the planet Vulcan's would-be sun. As it turns out, there actually is a "Vulcan" orbiting that star.

By Bernadette Deron • September 19, 2018

Olympus Mons: The Tallest Mountain In The Solar System

Experience the awesome size of Martian volcano Olympus Mons, the tallest mountain in the solar system, three times the height of Everest.

By Aimee Lamoureux • Jun 20, 2018

Olympus Mons: The Tallest Mountain In The Solar System

Experience the awesome size of Martian volcano Olympus Mons, the tallest mountain in the solar system, three times the height of Everest.

By Aimee Lamoureux • June 20, 2018

New Scientific Theory For Origin Of Octopuses: They’re Aliens

Octopuses are weird looking. But that's not the only reason these 33 scientists believe they came from outer space.

By Kara Goldfarb • May 17, 2018

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New Scientific Theory For Origin Of Octopuses: They’re Aliens

Octopuses are weird looking. But that's not the only reason these 33 scientists believe they came from outer space.

By Kara Goldfarb • May 17, 2018

Scientists Have Figured Out What Will Happen When The Sun Dies

The sun only has a finite amount of energy, and when it's gone, it's going out in a blaze of glory.

By Katie Serena • May 8, 2018

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Scientists Have Figured Out What Will Happen When The Sun Dies

The sun only has a finite amount of energy, and when it's gone, it's going out in a blaze of glory.

By Katie Serena • May 8, 2018

Meet Ann Hodges, The Only Person To Be Hit By A Meteorite

In 1954, geologists came across the first recorded case of a meteorite colliding with a human being. Ann Hodges had the unfortunate luck of being that person.

By Katie Serena • Apr 23, 2018

Meet Ann Hodges, The Only Person To Be Hit By A Meteorite

In 1954, geologists came across the first recorded case of a meteorite colliding with a human being. Ann Hodges had the unfortunate luck of being that person.

By Katie Serena • April 23, 2018

Your Horoscope Today: Astrology Is Bunk

For centuries, people have been putting their faith in horoscopes. But how much of the science behind them is actually real?

By Katie Serena • Feb 28, 2018

Your Horoscope Today: Astrology Is Bunk

For centuries, people have been putting their faith in horoscopes. But how much of the science behind them is actually real?

By Katie Serena • February 28, 2018

The Haunting Mystery Of The USSR’s Lost Cosmonauts

In 1961, Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space. However, some conspiracy theorists speculate that the Soviets reached the cosmos on an earlier mission but covered it up because they lost cosmonauts.

By Wyatt Redd • Jan 28, 2018

The Haunting Mystery Of The USSR’s Lost Cosmonauts

In 1961, Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space. However, some conspiracy theorists speculate that the Soviets reached the cosmos on an earlier mission but covered it up because they lost cosmonauts.

By Wyatt Redd • January 28, 2018

Why Astronauts Get Taller In Space – And Other Weird Things That Happen

By studying a pair of genetically identical twins, NASA discovered some of the strange things that happen when bodies experience zero-gravity.

By Katie Serena • Jan 10, 2018

Why Astronauts Get Taller In Space – And Other Weird Things That Happen

By studying a pair of genetically identical twins, NASA discovered some of the strange things that happen when bodies experience zero-gravity.

By Katie Serena • January 10, 2018

The Gemini 3 Space Mission And The Corned Beef Sandwich Incident

After the famed sandwich incident, John Young would enjoy the longest career of any astronaut in NASA's history.

By All That's Interesting • Jan 10, 2018

The Gemini 3 Space Mission And The Corned Beef Sandwich Incident

After the famed sandwich incident, John Young would enjoy the longest career of any astronaut in NASA's history.

By All That's Interesting • January 10, 2018

Inside The Tragic Soyuz 11 Disaster In Outer Space — And What Really Caused It

The Soyuz 11 space mission was supposed to be the Soviets' big answer to the U.S. Moon landing, but it ended in tragedy when three cosmonauts returned to Earth dead on June 30, 1971.

By John Kuroski • Dec 14, 2017

Inside The Tragic Soyuz 11 Disaster In Outer Space — And What Really Caused It

The Soyuz 11 space mission was supposed to be the Soviets' big answer to the U.S. Moon landing, but it ended in tragedy when three cosmonauts returned to Earth dead on June 30, 1971.

By John Kuroski • December 14, 2017