What makes a planet a planet? And what makes a star a star? Once we know this these defining characteristics, we start to notice that these definitions can overlap. Which begs the question, can a planet be bigger than its parent star?

What makes a planet a planet? And what makes a star a star? Once we know this these defining characteristics, we start to notice that these definitions can overlap. Which begs the question, can a planet be bigger than its parent star?

Almost everything you could want to know about the closest planet to the Sun, Mercury. Real HD photos and videos taken by the MESSENGER probe. We discuss the orbit, climate, geographical features, and general physical characteristics or...

NASA's InSight has run into a few difficulties since it landed. Can scientists overcome them?

NASA's OSIRIS-REx has now been orbiting the asteroid Bennu for a year already, but what has it discovered so far?

NASA's Dawn spacecraft was the first spacecraft to orbit two extraterrestial bodies, Vesta and Ceres. But what did it do and discover while it was there?

A post on Medium in May 2016 attempted to tackle a seemingly unanswerable question: what's the weirdest town in America? To do this, Lyman Stone used 20 different variables, including what percentage of each city's population was...

Pi (π) is a fascinating number with many applications in mathematics, physics, and engineering. Its infinite decimal representation is a reminder of its fundamental nature in the universe. Mathematician Johann Lambert proved that pi is...

Asteroids are small, rocky objects that orbit the sun, just like the rest of the planets and celestial bodies in our solar system. Although asteroids are present throughout the solar system, most of them live in the asteroid belt—a...

The outcome of a fight between lion and tiger would depend heavily on the individuals–their age, breed, mood, fighting style, and physiology. However, historical evidence suggests that tigers are a bit more likely to win the duel. When...

Tyrannosaurus Rex is, without a doubt, one of the coolest out of all the dinosaurs. With its enormous size, speed, and killer power, it’s hard to deny that it was ferocious, fierce, and beautiful. Well, at least as long as beauty is...

Yes, it is theoretically possible to use telescopes to see if the moon landings were real, but practically no. It would take an incredibly powerful telescope to see signs of moon landings on the lunar surface, and even the best...

There is a very low chance of surviving a gunshot to the head, but even if you do survive, you cannot come out of such an injury unharmed, which is why gun violence is one popular media depiction that no one wants to see translated into...

We have built beautiful particle accelerators in the search for particles that are even more elementary than electrons, protons, and neutrons. The accelerators smash subatomic particles at enormous speeds, which causes them to shatter...

Today we’re going to explore the most important invention of the 20th century. Despite its size, it’s incredible how much it liberated our daily lives. I am of course talking about the birth control pill.

The rotation of the planet around its axis can be generally of two types: prograde and retrograde. Prograde rotation indicates that the motion is in the same direction as the Suns rotationwhich is counter-clockwiseif youre looking down...

Mercury and Venus have no moons because of their close proximity to the Sun. Any moon orbiting around them is likely be swallowed by the mammoth gravitational pull of the mighty Sun. All planets except for Mercury and Venus have moons....

The Adam’s apple is actually a chunk of bony cartilage that surrounds the larynx, i.e., the voice box. The reason it’s more prominent in men than in women is that during puberty, a man’s voice box tends to grow in size (much more than in...

Ms. Fat Soweto Pageant:An unusual pageant providing African women with fuller figures a platform to showcase their curves with confidence.

Science fiction films like 'The Fly' and 'Mothra' will show you giant insects creating havoc and destroying world order with their giantness. But, is that even possible? Science says, not really. When the insect's exoskeleton expands it...

From ancient civilizations to modern breakthroughs, learn about the nine most important cosmic discoveries that changed the way we look at our Sun, Moon and beyond. Learn how Copernicus challenged the status quo, Kepler unveiled the...

Remember those old space movies where spaceships had to maneuver through a bunch of asteroids scattered around and blocking the path of the ship? Well, that's not really true. The asteroid belt contains asteroids which are so far apart...

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