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Lately there has been a lot of interest in Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP), or what used to be called UFOs. The fascination has not been limited to the general public: It is increasingly spreading among scientists as well. Reports of mysterious objects in the sky are nothing new, of course. They have been occurring since ancient times. But traditionally, most scientists have not taken the subject seriously. Why is that? Time to stop giggling One…
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Last week, three F-22 Raptor stealth fighters were sent to intercept a strange spherical balloon-like object of unknown origin off the Hawaiian Islands. The U.S. military and the Federal Aviation Administration are still tracking it in the Eastern Pacific. The Pentagon said they do not believe it is “controlled by a foreign or adversarial actor” and that it has not posed a threat. The incident started on Friday, April 28, when a C-17 was asked…
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A paranormal hangover is the feeling of being drained or tired in the days following a paranormal investigation. Many paranormal investigators say that they feel extremely drained, fatigued and irritable after an investigation. This can sometimes last for just a few hours, but sometimes can affect you for a whole day or more. Those who suffer from paranormal hangovers attribute it to the spirits at the ghost hunt using the investigators energy to fuel their…
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Hospitals are at once places of hope and places of despair. Here people go looking for the cures to their ills, but conversely often meet their ends, the medical system unable to help them. They are both a savior and a doom, depending on the person, and considering their spooky halls and generally unsettling ambiance it is perhaps no doubt that there have been plenty of tales of ghostly occurences going on at hospitals. Here…
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Researchers used a satellite orbiting the Earth to carry out an ultra-precise test of a core premise of Einstein’s theory of general relativity, which is the modern theory of gravity. The question is whether two different kinds of mass — gravitational and inertial — are identical. The scientists found that two objects aboard the satellite fell toward Earth at the same rate, with an accuracy of one part in a quadrillion. This successful test of…