After some mysteries starting in the 1970s the S.E.T.I. program took a pause. Now, the program is getting restarted and they are very ambitious: A new influx of money has saved the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) from collapse, but what does the future hold for our quest to discover intelligent life in the Universe?…
They Found Petrified Sand Dunes On Mars
The pics from the Curiosity rover keep coming in and now they have a decision to make: NASA’s SUV-sized Curiosity rover has arrived at a beautiful Martian vistadisplaying a huge deposit of magnificently petrified sand dunes that look remarkably like some commonly found on Earth and native to the deserts of the U.S. Southwest. The…
Did You Know About The Mysterious Temple Angkor Wat? [Video]
This unique temple is not often discussed yet is the largest religious monument in the world: Angkor Wat is the largest Hindu temple complex and the largest religious monument in the world. The temple was built by the Khmer King Suryavarman II in the early 12th century in Yasodharapura , the capital of the Khmer…
What Are The Mysteries Of The Mycenean Civilization? [Video]
This video examines the archaoelogy of the Mycenaeans. There are a lot of mysteries about this advanced civilization and much of Greek mythology is based on inspiration from the day to day interactions of the people of that era. This is an intro about the video: A visit to the heart of the first great…
Mars Rover And Earth Could Have A Direct Connection
With the new pics of Mars and Ceres coming in, there is a big buzz about the planet and the interesting surface. And now apparently they may be able to communicate with future Mars probes much more efficiently: Walking to rovers on the surface of Mars could become much easier, thanks to a new type of antenna…
Is The SeaOrbiter Te Future Of Oceanic Exploration?
There is a new design concept for a vessel that can either be described as revolutionary or inefficient and unfeasible. Here is more information on the concept: SeaOrbiter is an oceanic exploration vessel and a universal scientific laboratory designed by the architect Jacques Rougerie. The floating vessel will be the first facility to provide explorers…
Programmable Magnets Are Now A Reality
Apparently programmable magnets are here and their potential applications are incredible. There is an inventive company making strides in this area and here is a bit more background on them: The many different North and South regions on a Polymagnet are defined using our software tools and magnetized with Correlated Magnetics’ patented magnetizing process. The precisely…
When Will We Be Able To Travel To Other Galaxies?
The question of when or if we will be able to travel to other galaxies is often debated. There is that question many of us ask, not just astronomers, if we are alone? Traveling to galactic formations light years away would enable us to study different terrain and solar systems up close. A famous scientific…
Cool Tesla Style Coil Made At Home [Video]
This home experimenter and inventor takes a video of a Tesla style coil that he made. Here is how he describes this device: Short video of completed Spooky coil with all 6 windings, per the design of youtuber smathewsauthor The 13 inch diameter toroid form is a big plastic slinky covered with tape and white…
Is Time Happening At Once?
Could time be all happening at once? This scientist thinks so. He has a very insightful comment explaining what might be happening in depth: The time mentioned here is the dimension of space-time we understand using mathematical equations. When someone says “what time is it?” the question means “what is the agreed measure we use…
Could There Be Life On Jupiter’s Moons?
NASA has an ambitious notion in that there might be life on one or all of Jupiter’s moons. And, they plan to to explore them further to possibly find out in this time horizon: It will launch in 2022 and head for the ocean-bearing worlds of Europa, Ganymede and Callisto. Dubbed the Juice (JUpiter ICy…
This Substance’s Boiling Point Is Two Thirds of The Sun!
This boiling point is two thirds that of the sun…whoa! Researchers at Brown University may have found a substance with such properties. Here is more on the sun from wikipedia: The Sun[a] is the star at the center of the Solar System and is by far the most important source of energy for life on…
NASA Just Released New Detailed Pics Of Pluto
The New Horizons mission has yielded a treasure trove of pics from Pluto and there are some new, never seen before detailed ones that just came in: NASA has released a whole new set of Pluto images that were taken by its New Horizons spacecraft during its historic fly-by in July, and these things are…
These Archaeological “Pipes” Are Dated At 150,000 Years Old?? Seriously
This is an absolutely fascinating “oopart” (out of place artifact) that defies what many would expect: In a mysterious pyramid in China’s Qinghai Province near Mount Baigong are three caves filled with pipes leading to a nearby salt-water lake. There are also pipes under the lake bed and on the shore. The iron pipes range…
Unusual Group Of Galaxies Is Seen 10 Billion Light Years Away
They just discovered a surprising and very cool formation of galaxies. And they are almost 10 billion light years away: A multinational group of astronomers has discovered a distant cluster of galaxies with active star formation occurring in close proximity to the cluster’s central galaxy. The discovery is the first to show that galaxies at…
Ancient Device Found Off The Coast Of Greece Is A Mystery
This strange artifact that was found off of the coast of Greece remains a mystery. What is its function and who made it? Some people are saying it is an astronomical device. Others are saying it is the first computer….Seriously. What do you think? It appears to be nautical in design. Here is a bit…
The Magnus Effect Is Used In Many Cool Inventions
Many of us have seen the first incredible viral video by Veritasium showing what happens to a basketball rotating and let go from a lofty height. The unexpected curving and trajectory is known as the magnus effect. Aside from looking cool apparently it has many uses and is currently being used in many applications today.…
There’s A Mysterious Site Called Gobekli Tepe [Video]
What happened 12,000 years ago that changed things forever? Archaeologists still cannot explain how this site was built or by whom: Mysterious ancient aliens, extraterrestrials, or was it man that started civilization? Gobekli Tepe was created 12,000 years ago…out of nowhere. It seems like something alien or not of this earth may have intervened. What…
Is The Five Second Rule Real Or Fake?
This is a big food mystery. Apparently the internet has been buzzing for a while about the so called five second rule which is a time limit of how long food has to be on the ground before it becomes unsafe to pickup and eat. Here is some research on the myth from a lab…
As New Images Of Pluto Come One Puzzle Piece May Be Solved
What causes the mysterious “dark pole” on Charon? That is one of the mysteries of this tiny planet at the edge of our solar system and now astronomers may have the answer: As we await new imagery and data from the New Horizons’ flyby of the Pluto system to be transmitted to Earth, one piece…
