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Astronomers Discover a Diamond as Big as a Planet
Twenty quadrillion miles away, scientists have discovered a diamond orbiting a star that’s only fifteen miles across, but more massive than our sun. This star is spinning over 100 times per second, and the gigantic diamond orbiting around it is around the size of the planet Jupiter. Continue reading

Dark Energy Exists and Its Tearing the Universe Apart
No one can actually see it. No one knows what it is or how it works. But, after a five-year study of 200,000 galaxies, scientists are as certain as they’ll ever be that dark energy exists, and it is tearing our universe apart. Continue reading

Cosmic zettapan gives a whirlwind tour of the observable universe
An animated tour of the known universe gives a glimpse of cosmic structure—and hints at our limited view. Continue reading
Scientist Says We Might Live Inside of a Black Hole
True story. Indiana University cosmologist Nikodem Poplawski observed the activity of particles entering a black hole and apparently Einstein might have been wrong about that whole general relativity theory thing, at least the part that says black holes are singularities. According to Poplawski, instead of matter reaching infinite density while going through a black hole, the particles rebound and expand again. This phenomenon, which is based in the Einstein-Cartan-Kibble-Sciama theory of gravity, would explain many of the observations that have... Continue reading
Minor Star Wars Characters with Ridiculously Detailed Backstories
The line between fanfic and official Star Wars canon becomes blurred with every passing day, but purists know how to separate the fiction from slightly-truer fiction. The truth is that in some way or form, every character that appeared on screen for more than a millisecond (and even some among those) have developed complete backstories thanks to the vast expanse of the Star Wars universe. Topless Robot chose ten of these very minor Star Wars characters who have developed entire... Continue reading
Gaining Prospective Through Science
We’re so small. So insignifigant. If anybody needs me I’ll be shooting myself in the face the rest of the day. At least I can rest assured, knowing that Gearfuse is readable on 6 of the 8 planets in our solar system. We’re huge on Uranus. Link
Stephen Hawking Does Not Welcome Our New Alien Overlords
Not only does renowned theoretical physicist and master auto-tuner Stephen Hawking not openly welcome alien visitors, he seems to fear it and thinks we should too. In a new Discovery Channel series three years in the making, Hawking warns that any alien race smart enough to seek us out probably don’t have the best intentions in mind. He’s previously spoken in favor of human colonization of other planets, arguing it would ensure the human race would survive nuclear war or... Continue reading
Chuck Norris Papercraft Kicks Ass But Has No More Paper To Take Names
Chuck Norris is a man’s man. I’ve got no idea why, considering most of the movies he’s in suck major ass but he’s good with karate and supports the troops. That’s gotta count for something. As homage to one of the greatest living Internet memes in existence and the Scott McCoy, DeviantArt user Billybob884 has been cutting and pasting like crazy to craft this papercraft model of the most bad ass man in the Universe. Well, next to MacGyver, of... Continue reading
Stellar Movement Time-Lapse Shows The Beautiful Path Of The Stars
Ever wish you could stare up at the sky and see the stars move, without having to track one specific star for hours on end? This excellent time-lapse photo shows the movements of the stars through a full night, and we don’t mean in some artsy-fartsy design sort of way. The finished product looks like a tunnel or worm hole has opened and ripped its way through the heavens. Good thing the photographer had a clear and cloudless night. Excellent... Continue reading
