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35 Common Misconceptions You Probably Believe
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Are black holes actually "holes?" Is it true the Vikings wore horned helmets? And can you really be "as blind as a bat?" We're all guilty of believing some falsehoods -- and, contrary to popular belief, that includes all three of these. Let's see how many myths you can debunk.
What Is a Cosmic Cow?
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Astronomers at Haleakalā Observatory in Hawaii noted a bright X-ray emission in 2018, which persisted for three weeks and glowed ten times more brightly than previously studied supernovas, but are just now beginning to understand it.
What the Stuff?!: 5 More Worst Ways to Die
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The first video wasn't enough... Josh was inspired to dish out five more terrible ways to die. Enjoy?
In 'Star Wars' Entire Stars and Planets Get Destroyed — Is That Possible?
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Could a planet or star ever be destroyed through man-made means, like in the 'Star Wars' series? Learn more about Starkiller Base.
How Time Travel Works
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Time travel is a concept that has existed in science-fiction for hundreds of years. Learn about time travel and find out how time travel will work.
Time, Space and Everything in Between: The Astrophysics Quiz
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The field of astrophysics covers some of the biggest questions about the universe. How did it form? What will happen to it? How do solar systems form? What are stars made of? Is time travel possible? Test your smarts on astrophysics with this quiz.
10 Crackpot Theories About Space
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Our knowledge of space changes all the time as new discoveries are made. But some ideas about the universe have never really held water – including the one that everything is made of frozen H2O.
Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Stephen Hawking?
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Take HowStuffWorks' brief quiz to learn more about the author of 'A Brief History of Time.'
Why Are Magnetars So Scary?
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A magnetar is a neutron star with a super-strong magnetic field. Astronomers consider them among the scariest objects in the universe, but why?
What Was Before the Big Bang?
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Before the big bang, the universe existed as an incredibly small singularity. Learn about what existed before the Big Bang.