The Big Freeze The Big Freeze, also known as the Heat Death, is a scenario where the universe continues expanding indefinitely. As it expands, it slowly cools down. Imagine leaving an ice cube out on ...

The universe is a crazy place. In fact, it's probably the craziest place you've ever been. It's full of exploding stars and immortal jellyfish and it's been kicking around for almost 14 billion years.

Many of the atoms you're made of, from the calcium in your bones to the iron in your blood, were brewed up in the heart of an exploding star billions of years ago.

The Boomerang Nebula holds the record for the coldest known natural place, with a temperature of just -458 degrees Fahrenheit (-272 degrees Celsius), only one degree above absolute zero. Venus takes ...