Guide to Space
What Strange Places Are Habitable?
Everywhere we look on Earth, we find life. Even in the strangest corners of planet. What other places in the…
You Could Fit All the Planets Between the Earth and the Moon
I ran into this intriguing infographic over on Reddit that claimed that you could fit all the planets of the…
Why Can’t We See the Big Bang?
Since telescopes let us look back in time, shouldn't we be able to see all the way back to the…
What Would A Black Hole Look Like?
If you could see a black hole with your own eyeballs, what would you see? Here on the Guide to…
Could A Planet Be as Big as a Star?
How big do planets get? Can they get star sized? Everybody wants the biggest stuff. Soft drink sizes, SUV’s, baseball…
What Does Earth Look Like From the Moon?
If you could stand on the Moon and look back at the Earth, what would you see? How would it…
What Part of the Milky Way Can We See?
When you look up and see the Milky Way, you're gazing into the heart of our home galaxy. What, exactly,…
What Would It Be Like To Fall Into A Black Hole?
Let's say you happened to fall into the nearest black hole? What would you experience and see? And what would…
What Time is It in the Universe?
Check your watch, what time is it? But wait, you've actually been moving and accelerating, and according to Einstein, everything's…
Are Intelligent Civilizations Doomed?
One answer to the Fermi Paradox is the idea of the Great Filter; the possibility that something wipes out 100%…