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Sign up for the Smarter Faster newsletter A weekly newsletter featuring the biggest ideas from the smartest people Notice: JavaScript is required for this content. At a recent meeting of the American Astronomical Society, researchers announced a surprising discovery — one that will add to a growing list of astronomical anomalies that run afoul of one of the guiding principles of cosmological research. Humanity has long imagined itself to be somehow special in the Universe:…
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Zackary Okun Dunivin: There’s a certain allure to the notion that some of the world’s brightest stars burn out at the age of 27. The so-called 27 Club has captivated the public imagination for half a century. Its members include legendary musicians Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain and Amy Winehouse. The idea is as seductive as it is tragic: a convergence of talent, fame and untimely death at a singular age. But…
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The following report was received by Unsolved Mysteries after the release of their Mothman episode (Vol. 4, Ep. 5; The Mothman Revisited) and later sent to investigators Lon Strickler (Phantoms & Monsters) and Tobias Wayland (The Singular Fortean Society), both of whom were featured in the episode. According to the report sent to Unsolved Mysteries: It was March 5th, 2024, and I was going to Culver’s for my free birthday burger with my son and…
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Across history artists have painted scenes that tell stories of spirituality, mythology, and even moments of strange and unexplained phenomena. While today’s UFO sightings are often caught on camera some UFO enthusiasts believe that evidence of extraterrestrial encounters and UFO’s are recorded in centuries-old art. Strange orbs, beams of light and strange objects appear in several historical paintings but are these just symbolic elements representing divine or celestial beings or could they be early depictions…
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Mars InSight Dies While Perseverance Rover Drops Trash Containers to be Picked Up by Future Collectors Source link