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Why people believe UFOs are extraterrestrial: A sociologist responds
Sociologist Barry Markovsky unpacks the reasons why UFOs (UAPs) are so popular and why people "want to believe." Read more here.
July 23, 2023
Will the proposed UAP Disclosure Act reveal UFO secrets?
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has added a new amendment to the NDAA bill for 2024. It aims to declassify and release government records related to UAP.
July 23, 2023
Can 2 planets share an orbit? New image points to yes
Can 2 planets share an orbit? Astronomers have long believed they could, and a new image is finally providing photographic evidence of the possibility.
July 23, 2023
What are lightning sprites? How to photograph them
Lightning sprites - aka red sprites - are electrical discharges that happen above thunderstorms. Learn how to see and photograph them here.
July 22, 2023
Iridescent clouds have rainbow colors
Clouds with rainbow colors are called iridescent clouds. The names comes from Iris, the Greek personification of the rainbow. Photos here.
July 22, 2023
What’s happening under cities? Underground climate change
Scientists say heat that structures emit beneath cities leads to underground climate change, which can cause the ground to swell and shrink. Read more here.
July 21, 2023
Boulders from asteroid Dimorphos, after spacecraft impact
The Hubble telescope caught these boulders from asteroid Dimorphos, following the impact by NASA's DART mission for "planetary defense."
July 21, 2023
The Ring of Fire, where volcanoes and earthquakes reign
The Ring of Fire is home to the majority of Earth's volcanoes and earthquakes. This region rings the Pacific Ocean where tectonic plates interact.
July 21, 2023
Spiral arms around a star, made by a giant planet
Spiral arms are common in galaxies, but they can also form in disks of dust and gas around young stars. A new discovery shows how giant planets create them.
July 20, 2023
The moon visits 3 rocky planets on July 18, 19 and 20
On July 18, 19 and 20, 2023, the moon visits 3 rocky planets in the west. Mercury, Venus and Mars will all pair up with the moon on back-to-back nights.
July 20, 2023
