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What Does a Total Solar Eclipse on Earth Look Like From Space?

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What does a total solar eclipse look like from space? Learn more in this HowStuffWorks article.

What If You Shot a Gun in Space?

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Picture this: You're floating through space, minding your own business, when some super-scary alien attacks you. Clearly you need to defend yourself, but all you have is a handgun. Will it do you any good, or are you mincemeat?

8 Mind-Bending Facts About Outer Space

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From time to time, we all gaze up at the stars and wonder about outer space. It can be an incredibly mind-blowing, beautiful, fascinating, exciting and even scary place to think about, as it is so incomprehensibly vast and unexplored and it contains so many secrets. We seemingly discover new things about outer space each [...] The post 8 Mind-Bending Facts About Outer Space appeared first on Goliath.

Can We Get Into Space Without Big Rockets?

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Visionaries have proposed various ways to get into space without using large rockets for propulsion, such as building a space elevator or harnessing magnetic levitation.

How Do We Find Things in the Blackness of Space?

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How are the exact positions of objects in space tracked? HowStuffWorks checks out the science of mapping in space.

10 Offbeat Things Humans Have Launched Into Space

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Humans have sent a variety of items into space, from movie memorabilia to sporting goods. Learn about 10 offbeat items that have launched into space.

10 Major Players in the Private Sector Space Race

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Sure, the shuttles may be sitting around in museums now, but our journey to space is far from over. Get ready to meet some serious contenders in the new space race.

Why Fruit Flies Were the First Animals in Space

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The little flies have way more in common with us than you think. And it made them the perfect test animal to send to space.

NASA and SpaceX Set to Make History With Manned Space Launch

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For the first time since 2011, NASA will launch astronauts into space from U.S. soil. It will also be the first time ever a private company will get them there.

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