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In the U.S., July 4 means celebration — picnics and fireworks and, among the more historically inclined, even a respectful recollection of the nation’s first official step toward independence, nearly two and a half centuries ago. For particle physicists, July 4 has another meaning: It’s the birthday of the Higgs boson. Exactly ten years ago, researchers announced the discovery of the Higgs boson, often popularly referred to as the “God Particle,” after Leon Lederman’s book…
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This article is more than two years old and was last updated in December 2021. Electronic Voice Phenomenon (EVP) are the mysterious sounds of disembodied human-like voices of unknown origin that are heard through electronic devices. They are usually heard in the form of sounds imprinted on an audio recording. There’s a lot of debate over the best way to capture these sounds, but at the end of the day it’s all about finding the…
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A cigar-shaped interstellar object that flew past the sun could be an alien spacecraft, researchers from Harvard University have said. Scientists have been trying to figure out what the 1,312ft (400m) object named Oumuamua might be after it was first spotted by a telescope in Hawaii in October 2017. The object’s flat, elongated shape and reddish colour is from outside our solar system, according to the researchers. It was moving at 59,030mph when it was first…
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Those who have followed the UFO phenomenon for sometime are well aware how these strange aerial machines befuddle us with their seemingly weird and unpredictable movements, which are completely unlike those of standard commercial airliners or military aircrafts. The fact that eye-witness reports from all over the world mention a similar set of bizarre behavior associated with UFOs, tells us that something inexplicable has been going on in our skies for a long time. A…
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When we search for life on other planets, what we usually mean is that we are looking for life as we know it — life based on carbon, which requires liquid water and uses light or chemicals as its energy source. This makes sense when searching for life on a (fairly) Earth-like planet like Mars. But does it make sense for other planetary bodies, especially those outside of our Solar System? One common suggestion in…