What If: The Earth Was Really Flat?
Earth — the blue marble — is our spherical home. But what if Earth were flat? After all, some people truly believe in this retrograde idea. How would everyday life … Read more
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WHAT IF: Earth Stopped Spinning?
Earth is steadily spinning like a top, even if we can’t see, touch, hear or feel it. So, what would happen if Earth were to abruptly stop rotating? If the … Read more
What If: The Moon Were Twice as Close to the Earth?
In the 2003 Jim Carrey movie “Bruce Almighty,” Carrey’s character suddenly acquires God-like powers, and uses those powers to lasso the full moon and pull it closer to Earth to … Read more
SPACE: Lots of Alien Worlds Could Know We’re Here
At least 1,715 nearby star systems sat at a perfect angle to view Earth during the past 5,000 years, meaning aliens living in those systems, if they exist and have … Read more
How Do You Fight Space Junk? With Lasers, Of Course!
Telescope operators figured out years ago how to make the stars stop twinkling. Now, a team of Australian scientists wants to use the same technology to track space junk and … Read more
Is There a Protoplanet Inside the Earth?
A protoplanet slammed into the Earth about 4.5 billion years ago, knocking loose a chunk of rock that would later become the moon. Now, scientists say that remnants of that … Read more
What if Earth’s Magnetic Field Flips Again?
A reversal in Earth’s magnetic field thousands of years ago plunged the planet into an environmental crisis that may have resembled “a disaster movie,” scientists recently discovered. Our planet’s magnetic … Read more
Earth’s 200 Million Year Growth Spurt
Around 3 billion years ago, Earth’s crust ballooned during a massive growth spurt, geoscientists have found. At that time, just 1.5 billion years after Earth formed, the mantle — the … Read more
Earth is Dying Faster Than We Thought
Humanity is barreling toward a “ghastly future” of mass extinctions, health crises and constant climate-induced disruptions to society — one that can only be prevented if world leaders start taking … Read more
FOR WRITERS: How Does Your Earth End?
FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Scott: Have you ever destroyed the world (or at least the human part of it) in your work? If so, share the … Read more