Our closest cosmic neighbor is also a great cosmic mystery. It has power over us, exerting mysterious influences that have profoundly impacted our history and impacts the lives of every one of us every day. But what is the moon? Is the scientific theory that the moon is the result of a huge impact with Earth by a Mars-sized object billions of years ago correct? If not, then where did it come from?read more

Extinction forms a natural part of the cycle of life. Around 50 million species currently exist on our planet but scientific research has indicated that, since life evolved on Earth, between 1 and 4 billion species could have blossomed into being only to die out and ultimately become extinct.
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Billions of dollars are invested yearly for the purpose of space exploration, as navigating the galaxy is almost an obsessive preoccupation for the human race. Yet very little is known about the vast majority of our own planet: the internal mass of the Earth is immense yet, for the most part, the contents of inner Earth still remain a mystery with relatively little known of the secrets that lie beneath its surface and deep into its core.
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