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If UFOs are alien spaceships, how did they get here?
The truth is out there. Key Takeaways Space is really, really big, and aliens are not magic. These are the two critical points to consider if you really want to think about UFOs as spacecraft from distant star systems. They are also the most important points to consider if you want to imagine humanity getting out
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Wormholes Could be Portals to Other Universes—Here’s What One Might Look Like
Representative image of a black hole. iStock Wormholes are theoretical objects that could serve as portals between two points in space and time. Some believe they could even act as passageways to other universes. But if one did exist, what would it look like? Roman Konoplya, a theoretical physicist with the Peoples Friendship University of Russia
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What Were the Mysterious “Foo Fighters” Sighted by WWII Night Flyers?
Something strange was following the Beaufighter crews of the 415th Night Fighter Squadron. Toward the end of World War 2, mission updates from the 415th Night Fighter Squadron took a mysterious turn. Along with details of dogfights over the German-occupied Rhine Valley, pilots began reporting inexplicable lights following their aircraft. One night in November 1944, a Bristol
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Messages to and from Outer Space
As the 20th century began, interest in the potential of life on Mars and the possible civilizations there lead to a search for signals. Could we communicate with another planet? How might we look for signals and messages from other worlds? An 1896 newspaper article titled “A Signal from Mars” offered one example of how we might receive communications
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Seeing and Interpreting Martian Oceans and Canals
Did you know that in the 19th century it was widely believed that the other planets in our solar system were likely inhabited? At the same time, the quality of telescopes was rapidly increasing, making it possible for astronomers to see and sketch the incredible details of the geography of Mars. As we’ll see the
