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Dead planets can 'broadcast' for up to a billion years, and they could tell astronomers what will happen after our sun blows up
Stars die because they eventually burn through their reserves of hydrogen and helium. That fuel cre…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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The human species will likely destroy itself long before the sun kills everyone on Earth, a Harvard scientists says
"I am inclined to believe that our civilization will disappear as a result of self-inflicted wounds…
Aylin Woodward
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Survival expert Bear Grylls reveals the most important personality trait you need to stay alive in the wild
When asked about the wildest, scariest situation Grylls has ever encountered off-camera, he recount…
Aylin Woodward
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Darth Vader almost killed off a main character in 'Rogue One'
According to Whitta, in the version of the script that had a "happy ending," in which Jyn Erso (Fel…
Jason Guerrasio
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'Alien: Romulus' leaves the door open for a sequel. Here's what to know about potential future films.
"Alien: Romulus" leaves the door open for potential sequels. The franchise's future will likely dep…
Eammon Jacobs
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A YouTuber shot a video of a sting from the 'Executioner Wasp,' which he says tops the 'Murder Hornet'
In his YouTube video, Coyote Peterson said that the Executioner Wasp sting was, by far, "the worst …
Margot Harris
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8 The Off-Grid Gadgets You'll Need To Survive The Zombie Apocalypse
People love zombies. You only have to look at TV shows like "The Walking Dead" to see what an imagi…
Dylan Love
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We're obsessed with this visualization of all the 'Goldilocks' planets ever found
While it doesn't mean all these planets have the other conditions necessary to support life (like w…
Kelly Dickerson
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Researchers say tiny 'water bears' will survive until the sun explodes - and it's good news in the search for alien life
When researchers sequenced the creatures' genome in 2015, they found that nearly a sixth of tardigr…
Dana Varinsky
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A bright comet is heading towards Earth and could outshine the stars in the sky, say astronomers
Comet C/2023 A3 last visited Earth about 80,000 years ago. When it visits us in 2024, it could be a…
Marianne Guenot
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The Milky Way's shiniest known planet has metal clouds that rain down titanium. Astronomers say it 'shouldn't exist.'
The exoplanet, named LTT9779b, is about five times the size of the Earth and has clouds laced with …
Marianne Guenot
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I took an epic road trip through the bizarre and beautiful desert that has doubled as distant planets in Star Wars, The Martian, and countless other movies
But The Martian is far from the only film to use the desert. Wadi Rum has played the part of Mars i…
Harrison Jacobs
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Astronomers using a NASA space telescope spotted the first signs of a planet beyond the Milky Way
If this planet exists, it's orbiting a dead star or a black hole and it only passes through Earth's…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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15-year-old makes the epic discovery of a new planet that's 1,000 light years from Earth
Although this technique is a popular one for planet hunters, it's not the most reliable because the…
Jessica Orwig
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Stephen Hawking: Humans only have about 1,000 years left
NASA launched its Kepler spacecraft in 2009, whose mission is to do just that. It was designed to s…
Lindsay Dodgson
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Astronomers discover dead star feeding on a tiny planetoid for the first time
"The eureka moment of discovery came on the last night of observation wth a sudden realization of w…