MYTH: When you call someone, the signal goes through a satellite.
Reality: This is true of satellite phones, which the military uses every day, but your mobile phone works in a… more
Myth: A nuclear weapon could destroy an asteroid
Reality: Nuking an asteroid would not vaporize every single bit of rock. Most asteroids are heaps of rubble, to begin… more
Myth: You can only balance an egg during the Spring Equinox.
Reality: It’s possible to stand an egg on its head on any day of the year — not just on… more
Myth: The Moon is very close to the Earth
Reality: The moon sometimes looks so close you could reach up and grab it. In reality, the moon orbits at a distance of about… more
MYTH: Going past the edge of space makes you weightless.
Reality: Most scientists agree space begins 62 miles up, where the Earth’s atmosphere is more or less a vacuum. Yet going past this… more
MYTH: Nothing can go faster than light.
Reality: Wrong on a few levels. While light can move unimpeded at 299,792,458 meters per second in a vacuum, it slows… more
Myth: Asteroid Belt is Dangerous
Reality: Movie scenes of spaceships flying through a dense field of tumbling, colliding rocks are imaginary. The Asteroid Belt — a… more
Myth: The Sun is Yellow
Reality: If you wince and look at the afternoon sun, it might look yellow — but the light it gives off… more
Myth: Kids in daycare will catch more colds than other children.
Reality: A 2002 study published in the Archives of Adolescent and Pediatric Medicine found that kids who attended large daycares as… more