Mark Hamill Answers the Web's Most Searched Questions | WIRED
Adults Space
"The Machine" star Mark Hamill takes the WIRED Autocomplete interview and answers the web's most searched questions about himself. How did he win the role of Luke Skywalker?
Why Aliens Might Already Be On Their Way To Us
Adults Space
The 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?
Why Is Our Moon Two-Faced?
Adults Space
The near side of the Moon has a thin crust and is covered in maria. The far side has a thick crust and almost no maria.
Black Holes
Adults Space
Black Holes Aren’t Black or Even Holes. What Are They?
How To Terraform Mars - WITH LASERS
Adults Space
Mars is a disappointing hellhole lacking practically everything we need to stay alive. It looks like we’ll only ever have small crews spend a miserable time hidden underground.
I tested the US Military’s secret space weapon
Adults Space
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.
Black Hole Star – The Star That Shouldn't Exist
Adults Space
Black hole stars may have been the largest stars to ever exist. They burned brighter than galaxies and were Larger than any star today or that could ever exist in the future.
The Most Extreme Explosion in the Universe
Adults Space
Supernovae 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.
Let’s Travel to The Most Extreme Place in The Universe
Adults Space
This time you can join us on a journey through the microcosm. Curious? Head over to our shop and get it while supplies last.
Civilian Tries on NASA Spacesuit For the First Time
Adults Space
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
Adults Space
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.
The Absurd Search For Dark Matter
Adults Space
Astronomers think there should be 5 times as much dark matter as ordinary matter – a shadow universe that makes up most of the mass in the universe.
You Are Not Where You Think You Are
Adults Space
Look around you. Where are you? Where is this place you are occupying? Somewhere in a room, maybe in a city on a continent on a planet orbiting a star in a galaxy among billions. But… where is all of that?
A Picture of the Milky Way's Supermassive Black Hole
Adults Space
This is an image of the supermassive black hole, Sagittarius A*, at the center of our Milky Way galaxy.
How the James Webb Space Telescope Will Unfold the Universe | John C. Mather | TED
Adults Space
The James Webb Space Telescope is a miracle of modern science and engineering.
Could a solar storm destroy modern civilization? - Fabio Pacucci
Adults Space
Explore the science of solar storms, and find out why they occur and just how prepared we are for a major event.
What Happens if the Moon Crashes into Earth?
Adults Space
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?
The Creation Of The Universe | Universe | BBC Earth
Adults Space
This is the story of creation, as told by science.
What are gravitational waves? - Amber L. Stuver
Adults Space
In 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.
Earth's mysterious red glow, explained - Zoe Pierrat
Adults Space
Explore the phenomenon and uses of chlorophyll fluorescence, a small amount of light emitted by plants during photosynthesis.
The Place Where Time Flows Backwards
Adults Space
People all around the world tend to represent time via space, but there’s no consensus on which way time goes.