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NASA’s Juno spacecraft, which has been studying Jupiter and its large inner moons up close for the past six and a half years, is currently humanity’s most distant planetary orbiter. The giant planet and its stormy atmosphere were initially Juno’s main focus, but in the mission’s current extended phase, close fly-bys of the Jovian satellites are on the menu as well. While Europa and Ganymede (the Solar System’s largest moon) have typically been of greater interest…
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The holiday season is about enjoying time with friends, family, and loved ones. Unfortunately, not all our friends, family, and loved ones are still with us. There is, however, still a way to communicate with the non-living. Whether you want to wish someone a very happy holiday or ask a pressing question that remains unanswered, here are three ways to communicate with your deceased loved ones this holiday season. Seances One of the most popular…
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One of the most convenient things about ghost hunts being conducted in the dark is that I’m able to roll my eyes unnoticed when the methods used stray into questionable territory. There’s certain suggestions, methods and phrases that trigger an eye roll. Some are quite common like “it feels like it’s got darker in here” despite being in a sealed room with very little light. Or “shall we do a human pendulum?” But the one…
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UFO sightings are rarely reported by a large number of people. Usually it’s one or two witnesses. So when literally dozens of people in several different areas of a country say they all saw the same thing and can’t explain it then it is big time news. Such a case occurred in Ireland this week when scores of people witnessed a bizarre V-shaped UFO in the night sky. The UFO was described as silent and…
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Sometimes a scientific accomplishment needs no hype to sound cool. Laser-guided lightning is one of these cases. Since the time of Benjamin Franklin, we’ve looked for ways to control, or at least deflect, lightning strikes. In 1999, scientists first tried to control the path of a lightning bolt with a laser. Now, scientists are reporting the first successful demonstration of laser-guided lightning. Pictures of one of the experiments speak for themselves: Credit: A. Houard et…