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Stephen Hawking Says Mankind Can't Survive on Earth More Than Another 1,000 Years

Wes Glinsmann — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:00:23 +0000

Renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking says the human race is doomed, unless we figure out how to leave Earth behind in the next 1,000 years. “We must continue to go into space for humanity,” Hawking said, during a recent speech at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. “If you understand how the universe operates, you control it [...]

13 Surprising Ways Earth Is Just Like Newly-Discovered Planet Kepler 22b

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:14:21 +0000

We may not be alone. That’s the message from NASA, which says a new planet by the dorm room-sounding name of Kepler 22b has been discovered.Kepler 22b is reportedly a lot like Earth in that it orbits around a single star and may have water on its surface, indicating it may be the first planet with life on it ever discovered.

But did you know there are other similarities between the two? Here are some other features of Kepler 22b that are eerily similar to Earth:

Watch a Glorious Video of Our Planet at Its Most Stunning

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 21:19:32 +0000

For the past two years, videographer Tom Lowe has been shooting footage of the American Southwest for his upcoming ultra-HD time lapse feature film ‘TimeScapes.’

The new trailer has just been released online, and the footage Lowe has captured of both our planet’s natural and man-made beauty will make you proud to call Earth home.

Did Planet Earth Once Have Two Moons?

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 18:18:57 +0000

Astronomers from the University of California, Santa Cruz have uncovered evidence suggesting that two moons once orbited Earth. They speculate that the second moon — which was about 1/3 the size of our current moon — was formed in the same collision between Earth and a Mars-sized object that scientists believe created our existing moon. Then, [...]