The celestial stage is booked this week with both the peak of the Leonid meteor shower followed by a partial lunar eclipse. Fortunately, the night sky is an expansive venue, so long as Mother Nature keeps the curtain of clouds … Read More
Hundreds of large flashes have been captured on camera reflecting off our planet, and they’ve helped NASA solve a mystery that stumped the likes of Carl Sagan more than two decades ago. These flashes are so bright that they can … Read More
The Earth will pass between the Sun and the Moon in the early hours of November 19, casting a shadow on the latter. The eclipse will peak shortly after 4 a.m. ET, when our planet will block out 97 percent … Read More
If you travel through a black hole, where do you go? So here you are, on the verge of falling into a black hole. What could possibly await you if, against all odds, you manage to survive? Where would you … Read More
Even though we haven’t discovered any evidence of extraterrestrial life so far, we should be prepared for the day when that changes. After all, many scientists believe that alien life is a distinct possibility – if not an outright probability. … Read More
Advanced Civilizations A Harvard scientist has a fascinating theory about how our Universe was formed: it was created in a laboratory by a higher “class” of lifeform. Avi Loeb, bestselling author and former chair of Harvard’s astronomy department, wrote an … Read More