Category: Mysteries
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Records Related to Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAPs) at the National Archives
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The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has established an ‘‘Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Records Collection,” per sections 1841–1843 of the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (Public Law 118-31). Record groups (RG) and collections are the highest level of archival description. Record group numbers are assigned by NARA to large organizations, such…
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NASA found a cave on the moon. Now, take a look inside.
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A newly found cave opens opportunities for lunar settlement by humans. NASA/Illustration by Janet Loehrke/USA TODAY The discovery of what looks to be the first cave on the moon – at the bottom of a lunar pit 200 feet deep – has jolted the scientific community and spurred hope it could be…
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UFOs and Aliens Among Us
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In the 1940s and 50s reports of “flying saucers” became an American cultural phenomena. Sightings of strange objects in the sky became the raw materials for Hollywood to present visions of potential threats. Posters for films, like Earth vs. the Flying Saucers from 1956 illustrate these fears. Connected to ongoing ideas about life on the…
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How To Do A Séance? And The History Behind them.
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“We’re here to lay out the basic rules for communicating responsibly with the other side.” In a softly lit room, people gather around a table, hands joined, hoping to hear from the other side. The word ‘séance’ brings to mind old-time parlours, gentle candlelight, and mysterious voices from beyond. But…
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Parallel Universe Theory: What Are the Chances of Another You?
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Our universe is immense. Earth is one of eight planets that revolve around our sun, which is a star, and there are billions or maybe even trillions of stars in the Milky Way galaxy. With existing technology, we can see well beyond our own galaxy into the observable universe, which has a…
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Shapeshifting
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In mythology, folklore and speculative fiction, shapeshifting is the ability to physically transform through an inherently superhuman ability, divine intervention, demonic manipulation, sorcery, or having inherited the ability. The idea of shapeshifting is in the oldest forms of totemism and shamanism, as well as the oldest extant literature and epic poems such as the Epic of Gilgamesh and the Iliad. The concept remains a common trope…
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This Woman From US Army Claimed To Talk With Only Alien Survivor Of Roswell UFO Crash
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The Roswell incident has always been a core of all aliens and UFOs mysteries we have seen in the last several decades. Officially, it was never claimed that the alien craft crashed in New Mexico in 1947, but many people of that time stated to had seen alien craft that…
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Stonehenge’s Medieval Story: Art, Legend, and Lore
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Stonehenge is widely recognized today as a prehistoric site, often linked to the druids and ancient Celts. It was used for religious rituals and believed to be a place of worship for the cult of the dead. But how was it perceived in the Middle Ages? Was it simply abandoned…
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Will we ever reach Alpha Centauri, our closest neighboring star system?
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Visiting our nearest stellar neighbor will take near-light-speed travel. Lasers could be used to propel tiny spacecraft toward Alpha Centauri, scientists suggest. (Image credit: Artist’s impression by Michel Lamontagne, courtesy of Space Initiatives Inc.) Our space-exploration ambitions have boldly taken humans to the moon, rovers to Mars and spacecraft to the…
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Engineers Found Evidence of Hydraulics in an Ancient Pyramid, Solving a 4,500-Year-Old Mystery
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See how Egyptian engineers might have used water to shape history’s greatest monuments. Anton Petrus//Getty Images Hydraulic mechanics may have indeed been the driving force behind the construction of ancient Egyptian pyramids. In a recent preprint paper, scientists concluded that the Step Pyramid of Djoser in Saqqara, Egypt—believed to be the…
