According to the ridiculous hype surrounding Dec. 21, 2012, the Mayans "predicted" apocalypse with one of their calendars (in reality, they didn't). Doubt has now been cast over the accuracy of this date.
Save the date: Less than 3.7 billion years from now, the world is going to end, according to a new study.
Glowing red orbs dripping molten metal, giant cigar-shaped objects, and fully illuminated discs are among the descriptions of the unidentified flying objects that have been seen hovering over nuclear weapon sites for the last 65 years. These seemingly sci-fi tales ...
Large-scale disasters and tragedies are fertile breeding ground for rumors, speculation, and conspiracy theories.
What, exactly, is in this Islamic holy book that Jones wanted to burn? Jones doesn’t really know—he admits that he’s never read it.
This isn't an urgent call to arms, but it's a future date to consider. In 172 years time there's the possibility that we might be hit by an asteroid with potential to cause some significant global turmoil.
If you live in fear of asteroids, then here's a sobering fact for you: Our planet absorbs asteroid impacts like a truck grille eats bugs. Plus, according to Donald K. Yeomans, most aren’t worth getting bent out of shape over. ...
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Why should we, as a race, support human spaceflight? This is one of the key questions hanging over the world's space agencies in these hard economic times.
Going against the recommendations of not using nuclear explosions to destroy a doomsday asteroid, a physicist has turned the "softly, softly" approach on its head.
