Searches for Planet 9 Focus on its Many Moons and an Interstellar Object Source link
In 1997, Channel 4 broadcast ‘For The Love Of… Ghosts’, a late-night show where Jon Ronson chaired a discussion on ghost hunting and paranormal experiences. The episode featured guests with a keen interest in the paranormal, including those who would later become well-known within the field, like Jason Karl of ‘Most Haunted’. The late-night show offered a snapshot of paranormal investigation at a time when the field was beginning to blend traditional beliefs with emerging…
The Strange and Sinister Connections Between Monsters and Ancient Castles Source link
Recently, I was invited to speak at a symposium organized by the Amsterdam Royal Palace Foundation, who, twice a year, brings in experts to discuss some big topic like the COVID pandemic or the future of work. This summer’s meeting was about the search for extraterrestrial life. While I focused on the search in our own Solar System, Sara Seager of MIT presented her ideas on how to look for life on planets circling other…
A very intriguing incident took place in the spring of 1970. It was experienced by Peter Jones, a venerable carpenter who had started to appreciate the simpler things in life as he got older. He was native of Bromborough, England, who, at 64, was being pressured by his wife and brother into retiring from his job but Peter genuinely felt he was still eighteen in his mind. He liked to get away from the overcrowded…