The flashing of a nearby star has drawn MIT astronomers to a new and mysterious system 3,000 light years from Earth, reports MIT News. The stellar oddity appears to be a new “black widow binary” — a rapidly spinning neutron star, or pulsar, that is circling and slowly consuming a smaller companion star, as its arachnid namesake does to its mate. Astronomers know of about two dozen black widow binaries in the Milky Way. This…
The Pentagon is investigating a rising number of cases involving unidentified aircraft, the head of the agency’s effort told senators on Wednesday, and is now tracking some 650 incidents. Two new videos were released at the rare open congressional hearing on Unexplained Anomalous Phenomena, or UAPs as the Pentagon calls them, to highlight how the recently established All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) can explain some incidents but not others. Sean Kirkpatrick, director of the All-Domain…
EMF meters are very popular gadgets used on ghost hunts. If you’ve ever been to a public ghost hunting event, then you’re sure to have been given one, and they’re often seen being used on television shows and by paranormal teams on YouTube. The most commonly used of these electromagnetic field meters is the K-II. If you’ve ever used one and seen the pocket-sized devices lights suddenly blink on at green before shooting up to…
So here’s the thing. Maybe I’m starting to lose interest or just becoming immune to all these paranormal stories, videos and TV shows. I’m finding myself becoming more and more skeptical and a little disappointed every time I see something new. Maybe its the day an age we live in and everything can be easily faked now. Anyone can use CGI and video editing software, there are even apps that add ghost images to photos…
The U.K.’s famous London Underground serves commuters travelling throughout Greater London, as well as select parts of Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, and Essex. It can also claim the title of the world’s oldest underground system of its type, given that it opened up for business on January 10, 1863. Today, nearly 250 years after its initial construction, the London Underground has no less than 268 stations and approximately 250-miles of track, thus making it the longest –…
