A new kid in our solar system? Hunt for mysterious ‘Planet Nine’ offers a surprise PARIS: It’s an evocative idea that has long bedevilled scientists: a huge and mysterious planet is lurking in the darkness at the edge of our solar system, evading all our efforts to spot it.Some astronomers say the strange, clustered orbits…
Scientists have uncovered a mysterious sphere in Colombia that has sparked widespread speculation about its possible extraterrestrial origin. The sphere was first spotted flying over the town of Buga on March 2, according to social media page Truthpole, before it landed. Researcher Jose Luis Velazquez, who is studying the three-layered object, pointed out that the…
Mysterious sphere found in Colombia (Photo: X) A strange metallic sphere has been discovered in Colombia, leaving scientists and sky-watchers divided over its origin.Some observers believe the object could be an alien spacecraft, others say it’s more likely a clever art installation.The sphere was seen flying over the town of Buga, Colombia, in March before…
In a stunning cosmological find, astronomers saw an ultra-massive and magnetic stellar remnant speeding through our galaxy at record speed. Called a “zombie star,” the object—properly known as SGR 0501+4516—is moving through the Milky Way at over 110,000 miles per hour (177,000 km/h). Even more dramatic is the star’s fatal magnetic field capable of ripping…
NASA has released an image of a mysterious, 328-foot-wide hole on Mars, describing it as a potential “portal” to underground caves that may support alien life. The image, originally captured by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter in 2017, was shared on April 13 as part of NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day. Scientists believe such pits…
Medieval scribes filled volumes called bestiaries with illustrations and descriptions of fantastic creatures. The manuscripts containing representations of these animals also depended on a menagerie of beasts: The covers of these and other volumes were fashioned from the skins of calves, goats, sheep, deer, pigs and, in some macabre instances, humans. Most of these hides…
On March 24, a shadowy group that calls itself Canary Mission posted a new feature on its website, “Uncovering Foreign Nationals,” in response to President Trump’s recent executive order on combating antisemitism. The group, which says its mission is to single out those who promote “hatred of the U.S.A., Israel and Jews on North American…
As many as one in five people — an estimated 64 million in the United States — have elevated levels of a tiny particle in their blood. It can greatly increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes. But few know about it, and almost no doctors test for it, because there was not much…
Hollywood icon Gene Hackman has been found dead at his Santa Fe, New Mexico home, alongside his wife Betsy Arakawa, police confirm. Betsy Arakawa was a classical pianist. Santa Fe County police found the body of the two-time Oscar winner and his wife and their dog on Wednesday afternoon. Officials haven’t confirmed the cause of…
Unidentified illnesses have killed more than 50 people in north-western Congo’s Equateur province over the past five weeks, with nearly half of the victims dying within hours of falling ill. Notably, ‘crying’ is also one of the symptoms reported by patients.Health officials report 419 cases and 53 deaths since the outbreaks began on January 21…