Earth & Space

Size is really a hard concept to grasp unless you have an object of known size to compare it with. This shot of the Pacific Ocean from space illustrates just how entirely massive this body of water is. Don't make a "Yo momma so fat..." joke, Andrew. Don't do it!

Never thought you'd see humans colonize Mars in your lifetime? You still might not if you're in your 60s or older. But for us young breeds who still have a chance at a life worth living, we might actually see the colonization of Mars by our own homosapien brethren. And by see, I mean watch on TV.

It might not be rocket science, but it is physics!

At one point or another, every little boy goes through their “I want to be an astronaut when I grow up” phase. Because drinking recycled pee just sounds like great fun! It might only last for a week, but you could make it the best week of their life with the Astronaut Quilt. I’m not going to lie to you. ...

Until now, astrophysicists were having a lot of difficulty with galaxy simulations. These difficulties were a result of two things -- a lack of detailed information about galaxy formation, and the complexity of the features of a galaxy. Though this simulation doesn't entirely overcome these hurdles, it's definitely a step in the right direction.

Astronomers have an exciting announcement -- a planet about 600 light years away has been discovered in a "habitable zone", which means it could potentially support life. The planet has a 260-day orbit, which puts it right in the middle of the "habitable zone" around a distant star.

It looks like the faster-than-light neutrinos have passed a new test, which could derail over 100 years of evidence-supported physics research.

NASA's Curiosity rover will be launching on its mission to Mars on November 25th. The Curiosity rover is the most advanced rover ever sent on a Mars mission.

You probably don't know this, but February 12th, 1984 was an incredible day for space exploration. No, we didn't discover a new galaxy, or make a huge technological advancement in the area of extraterrestrial communication. However, an astronaut did attempt the first-ever exploratory maneuver that took him further away from his ship than had ever been attempted.

An asteroid that will be passing by us next week, dubbed YU55, will come closer to Earth than the moon's orbit. However, according to NASA, there's no reason to panic.