Game of Thrones was the series that had all fans rallying behind it, but lightning wasn't just going to strike once. After the divided conclusion of the series, many viewers wondered if the like of it ...

A clear look at the discovery of 40,000 near-Earth asteroids, how scientists track them, and the missions working to keep our ...

Jupiter, the largest planet in our Solar System, has enough mass to swallow millions of tons of debris. So naturally, someone has asked: Why not use Jupiter as a cosmic trash can? What if we launched ...

When stars like the Sun exhaust their supply of hydrogen, they begin to cool and swell, transforming into enormous red giants. For our own Sun, this transformation is expected to occur in roughly five ...

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