Funny Using an iceberg chart to explain the universe Devin Nealy

astronomy An Original Theory or New Hypothesis of the Universe, from 1750 Thom Dunn

Space Scientists have discovered that the universe is brighter than previously believed Thom Dunn

animation Andy Weir's short story "The Egg" animated by Kurzgesagt Rusty Blazenhoff

Science Hypnotic animation of how a star-forming galaxy forms Andrea James

video Watch a powerful new simulator depict how galaxies form Andrea James

art Cool collaborative student animation of Sagan's "The Pale Blue Dot" speech Andrea James

Kids Mesmerizing videos of recreated astronomical events Andrea James

Universe The last light before eternal darkness – white dwarfs Mark Frauenfelder

Science The universe has no "up" David Pescovitz

Universe Death from space — gamma-ray bursts explained Mark Frauenfelder

Science NASA releases 4K high-def video of a recent solar flare, and it's pretty awesome Xeni Jardin

Science Space dust: Your tax dollars at work Maggie Koerth

Games We might be getting that New Vegas followup, but not in the way anyone expected Grant St. Clair

climate change Floodmap shows the world without ice Rob Beschizza

Science Liquid water may be two different structures constantly swapping back and forth Ellsworth Toohey

Tasmania's favorite 1,000-kilo chaos seal is back on land Jason Weisberger

Science NASA's robot rescue of the Swift space telescope launches June 30 Gail Sherman

Science Large Hadron Collider retired for upgrades Rob Beschizza

Pedo Protector Leon Black's Epstein testimony ends with Congress demanding receipts Jason Weisberger