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…
In the Old West days, the Montana Territory was a lawless place full of vigilante justice. That’s why, in 1867, the Montana Territory Prison was first built. Within just a month after it opened, the prison was overcrowded… and it continued to be overcrowded for the next 100+ years, despite having more towers and cellblocks built by prison labor. Within its cramped walls, many prisoners lived out their days. Spirits who were once criminals or…
Scientists from the University of Sheffield have identified a new planet with rings in the solar system. The results of the work are described in the journal Nature, reports cnn.com. We are talking about the dwarf planet Quaoar, located at the very edge of the solar system. The object was first discovered back in 2002, it is half the size of Pluto and orbits the Sun behind Neptune. Now, with the help of modern HiPERCAM…
Many paranormal investigators will tell you that you should never do any background research on an allegedly haunted location before you visit so that it doesn’t influence the investigation, but this approach is flawed. The idea of going in blind is that if you uncover a name, date or significant piece of information during your investigation, you know that you haven’t been influenced by information you’ve already read about the location. The approach doesn’t really…
The witness estimated that the sighting took place between 11 and 11:30 p.m., Navarette said, and that it was clear and not as cold as it had been over the last few weeks. “They reported a clear, moonlit night and that they were relatively alone in the parking lot,” he said. Historical weather data confirms that conditions were fair, and the temperature was around 30 degrees with very little wind at the time of the…
