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Are We Being Watched By Alien “Lurkers” in Our Solar System?
Are we alone in this universe? This existential question might have come up in probably everyone’s mind. Taking in mind the vastness of our universe and the large amount of star systems present in it, we might not be alone! And if that’s the case, what if an alien civilization, that is millions of years ahead of us in technological … Continue reading
The Biggest Secret in History That Few Talk About!
Exploration of the universe has borne some fascinating blossoms over the past few decades – the experts have now succeeded in adding almost 5,000 exoplanets to the star maps. These are planets that are outside of our solar system and are gravitationally bound to another star. The search for these strange cosmic worlds is always subject to a central question: … Continue reading
536 AD, the Year the Sky Went Dark
“Weather patterns were severely affected by the blocked sunlight, leading to summer snowfall in China and the lowest temperature levels in more than 2,300 years..” by Mark Puleo via AccuWeather Headline Image: The moon passing in front of the sun during an annular solar eclipse on Jan. 4, 2011. (NASA/Hinode/XRT) You wake up to a dark, dreary, glum-feeling, Monday-type of … Continue reading
Largest Comet Observed Heading Towards Earth, Says NASA
“”We’ve always suspected this comet had to be big because it is so bright despite how far away it is. Now we confirm it is.”” via Sputniknews Headline image:© NASA, ESA, Man-To Hui,, David Jewitt In February, it was reported that the Hale-Bopp had been officially exceeded in size by the new largest comet observed, the Bernardinelli-Bernstein comet, named in … Continue reading
NASA is About to Broadcast a Message to the Universe, Should They?
“Scientists are planning to beam a radio message into deep space with detailed information on human life that had the late Stephen Hawking worried.” by JAZZ SHAW via hotair Image by ELG21 from Pixabay Anyone who has ever watched the movie Contact is probably familiar with SETI (the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) and similar scientific endeavors over the past century. … Continue reading
Almost Entire World Population Breathing Substandard Air – WHO
“The WHO revised its standard for air pollution last year to emphasize the urgency for more government action on the issue.” via RT Image: © AFP / Fabrice COFFRINI The UN body tasked with advising governments on global public health challenges updated its air-pollution database on Monday for the first time since 2018. According to the new information, 99% of … Continue reading
Nearby Star Could Explain Why Our Sun Didn’t Have Sunspots for 70 Years
“Astronomers have been documenting changes in starspot frequency on our sun since they were first observed by Galileo and other astronomers in the 1600s, so there is a good record of its 11-year cycle. The exception is the Maunder minimum, which lasted from the mid 1600s to early 1700s and has perplexed astronomers ever since.” by Gail McCormick, Pennsylvania State … Continue reading
In a World-First, Researchers Record the Brain Waves of a Dying Patient
“Even as humanity strives to learn more about the death of stars, there is a lot that we do not know about our deaths.” By Ameya Paleja via Interesting Engineering Image: chaikom/iStock Does the brain replay our best memories? Our brains are pretty active and coordinated even as the body meets its demise. Researchers captured brainwaves during an individual’s death … Continue reading
How Realistic is the Prospect of a ‘Quantum Apocalypse’?
“The complexity of quantum computers could make them much faster at certain tasks, allowing them to solve problems that remain practically impossible for modern machines – including breaking many of the encryption algorithms currently used to protect sensitive data such as personal, trade and state secrets.” By Norman Lewis via RT Image: © Getty Images / Pobytov A new generation … Continue reading
NASA Warns Huge Asteroids Could be Heading for Earth Totally UNDETECTED
“A blind spot in the sky means huge asteroids could be heading towards Earth undetected” by Olivia Burke via The-sun Headline Image: Science Photo Library – ANDRZEJ WOJCICKI | Getty Images NASA have warned huge asteroids could be heading for Earth totally undetected due to a blind spot in the sky. Astronomers funded by the US space agency have found … Continue reading