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Space: The Final Frontier

264 votersImages From The James Webb Space Telescope That Make Us Marvel At The UniverseWhen you stop to consider the mind-boggling size of the universe, yeah, it's easy to feel insignificant. When you puzzle over the ...

11.1k votersThe 16 Most Gorgeous Pictures Cassini Took Of Saturn Before Dying In Her AtmosphereIn 1997, NASA launched the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft to explore and photograph the mysterious planet Saturn. And 20 years later, ...

863 voters18 Space Maps That Made Us Say ‘Whoa’As Douglas Adams once wrote: "Space is big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may ...

10.5k votersPlaces In The Solar System Where Your Death Would Be Most HorrificIt's easy to look out into the night sky and imagine the wonders and possibilities that await us among the stars. Tons of science ...

1.6k votersThe Best Pictures from the ISSSome of the most stunning images in existence are photos from the International Space Station. The coolest and most breathtaking I...

107.4k views15 Facts About Black Holes That'll Blow Your Effing MindBlack holes are something everyone has heard about, but few actually know anything about. They are like giant invisible blenders l...

1.5k voters12 Absolutely Insane Facts About Weather On Different PlanetsIt really is raining diamonds on Jupiter, as actor Jaden Smith was so keen to point out, but in reality, that small tidbit is but ...

1.4k votersThe Weirdest, Creepiest Noises from Outer SpaceOuter space is a vast mystery to us tiny humans here on earth. But every once in a while, we get a glimpse of what it's really lik...

27.6k viewsWelcome To Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, The Most Fascinating Place In The Solar SystemSpace is full of all sorts of strange solar activity, so it's not surprising that the largest planet in our solar system is also h...

2.5k votersCool Discoveries from the New Horizons Space ProbeIf you're not that into astronomy and the most you paid attention to space was watching Matt Damon in The Martian, NASA's New Hori...

25.3k viewsThe First Interstellar Object We've Caught Cruising Through The Solar System Is Full Of SurprisesOur solar system is constantly being monitored for signs of anything unusual. Most days are pretty run-of-the-mill, but the day 'O...

40.1k views16 Facts About Saturn's Moon Titan, The Closest Thing We Have To A Second EarthSaturn’s moon Titan has been the subject of innumerable science fiction works, including Kurt Vonnegut’s classic The Sirens of Tit...

33.5k viewsEvery Single Recorded Close Call Earth Has Had With An AsteroidWith all the problems we're dealing with on Earth, it's easy to forget the constant threats floating around in the darkness of spa...

48.1k viewsWhat Would Happen If There Was No MoonWhat would happen if there was no moon? It’s a complicated question with some surprising answers. If Earth had no moon because it ...

669 votersThe Best Vacation Spots In The Solar SystemThe solar system is a vast, amazing place. From our Goldilocks-zone planet of Earth we've been able to observe and learn quite a l...

39.5k views10 Things That Would Likely Happen If We Nuked an AsteroidLet’s say an asteroid large enough to do some significant damage to Earth is headed our way and will make impact in, say, six mont...

2.5k votersCrazy Interesting Geological Formations We’ve Taken Pics Of On Other PlanetsIn the past 50 years, scientists have obtained an incredible amount of information about the geology of our solar system. Strange ...

734 votersThe Best Pictures from the Hubble TelescopePhotos from the Hubble telescope are out of this world. For decades this trusty telescope has pushed the limits of space explorati...

2k votersThe Best Planets in the Solar SystemWith this space list, astro-nuts can vote up the best planets in the solar system to settle once for all a question that has vexed...

16.4k views9 Laughably Unscientific Historical Theories Attempting To Explain The UniverseFor as long as humans have been able to communicate, they have been trying to figure out exactly what is going on "up there." This...