Why Aliens Might Already Be On Their Way To Us
AdultsLifeScienceSpaceThe universe is magnificent and vast. Hundreds of billions of galaxies, trillions of stars, and even more planets. If even the tiniest fraction are habitable, then the Universe should be teeming with life. And yet we see nothing, only vast emptiness. Where is everyone else?
Black Holes
AdultsEducationEnvironmentScience...Black Holes Aren’t Black or Even Holes. What Are They?
I tested the US Military’s secret space weapon
AdultsConstructionHistoryScience...An engineer came up with a plan to drop tungsten telephone poles from space - the idea has been seriously considered on multiple occasions, so we tested it.
The Most Extreme Explosion in the Universe
AdultsLifeScienceSpaceSupernovae are the most powerful explosions in the universe, unleashing enough energy to outshine galaxies. We have no real metaphor for their power – if the sun were to magically go supernova it would feel like you were being hit by the energy of a nuclear explosion, every second. For weeks.
Civilian Tries on NASA Spacesuit For the First Time
AdultsConstructionScienceSpace...How does WIRED's Brent Rose feel about being the first person outside of the space program to try on a pressurized space suit?
Bill Nye Breaks Down Webb Telescope Space Images | WIRED
AdultsEducationScienceSpace...The James Webb Space Telescope has dazzled us with its first batch of images. WIRED got in touch with the one and only Bill Nye to break down some of these astonishing photos, explaining what we're really looking at.
How the James Webb Space Telescope Will Unfold the Universe | John C. Mather | TED
AdultsConstructionCreativityScience...The James Webb Space Telescope is a miracle of modern science and engineering.
What Happens if the Moon Crashes into Earth?
AdultsEducationScienceWorld...Today we are answering an age-old very scientific and important question: What if the moon crashes into earth? It’s more interesting and weird than you probably think. Let's start with the basics: Why isn't the Moon on its way to crash into us already?
What are gravitational waves? - Amber L. Stuver
AdultsPhysicsScienceSpaceIn September 2015, scientists witnessed something never seen before: two black holes colliding. Both about 30 times as big as our Sun, they had been orbiting each other for millions of years. A fraction of a second before the crash, they sent a vibration across the universe at the speed of light that was picked up by the LIGO detector. So what are these ripples in space? Amber L. Stuver explains.