A scientist believes she has solved the decades-old mystery of ghostly hauntings in Summerville, South Carolina. Since the 1950s, locals have reported paranormal activity near abandoned railroad tracks on Old Sheep Island Road (Old Light Road), including eerie glowing orbs—often small, blue, green, or red—shaking cars, and whispered voices. The legend claims a man died on the tracks, and his widow haunts the area with a lantern. Dr. Susan Hough, a geophysicist, suggests natural causes.…
Native American Legends about the Star People and their Flying Shields Source link
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…