The Tarantula Nebula is one of the brightest star-forming regions relatively close to Earth. Scientists used data from NASA’s Chandra and Hubble space telescopes, as well as the ALMA radio telescope, to create a unique image of the Tarantula Nebula, also known as 30 Doradus. This is the most detailed X-ray image of the most powerful star-forming region in the relatively nearby Universe. The composite image of the nebula resembles a bouquet in shape, which…
Magic, the Occult, and Mysterious Places Associated with Aleister Crowley Source link
Phil Edwards: In February 1995, a small research organisation known as the SETI Institute launched what was then the most comprehensive search for an answer to a centuries-old question: are we alone in the universe? This Sunday marks the 30th anniversary of the first astronomical observations conducted for the search, named Project Phoenix. These observations were done at the Parkes Observatory on Wiradjuri country in the central west of New South Wales, Australia – home…
Cryptozoology: It Can Be a Dangerous Game: Deadly, Too, at Times Source link
The 2014 film The Quiet Ones was inspired by a real historical event known as The Philip Experiment. What many don’t realize is that The Philip Experiment was an actual research project conducted in Toronto in 1972. Organized to test whether paranormal phenomena—such as ghosts, spirits, demons, and poltergeists—could be products of human expectation, imagination, and visualization, the study involved a group of eight participants, some of whom were scientists with no prior interest in…
