There might be unicorns in space

Once upon a time, I actually believed that one needed to be exceptionally smart to be a scientist. Turns out I was wrong. All it really takes, apparently, is the ability to make sweeping pronouncements that nobody can prove one way or the other.

It’s possible that there are hundreds of millions of planets in our galaxy that could support life. Is that true? Maybe, maybe not. Chances are we’ll never find out, but by saying that, I’m now an astrophysicist. Read More »

Grandma’s favorite astro-nut

Have you heard the big news? Apparently, UFOs really do exist, and there’s a vast government conspiracy to bury the truth.

Oh, you say you’ve heard that one before, have you? Maybe, but you’ve never heard it from someone like Edgar Mitchell, who made headlines last week by asserting on a British radio program that the Roswell incident was real and that aliens have contacted humans several times. Read More »