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An artwork inspired by the Wow! Signal, a mysterious radio signal detected in 1977.

The Wow! Signal: A Message from E.T?

For 72 seconds on August 15, 1977, a radio telescope in Ohio detected what may have been a signal from extraterrestrial intelligence. It was a narrow-band burst of radio waves, matching no known natural phenomenon, and it stood out like a sore thumb from the ordinary background noise of the cosmos.


A futuristic metropolis with sleek skyscrapers, bustling streets, and hovering vehicles, set against a backdrop of a stunning nebula.

The Voyager Golden Record: A Cosmic Message in a Bottle

NASA’s Voyager Golden Record, launched in 1977 aboard Voyager 1 and Voyager 2, is a time capsule of human civilization, designed to convey Earth’s essence to extraterrestrial beings. Featuring 115 images, greetings in 55 languages, natural sounds, and 90 minutes of diverse music, the Golden Record represents humanity’s first foray beyond our solar system. Though unlikely to be discovered, the record preserves a snapshot of our existence for the distant future.


A group of cavemen roasting mammoth meatballs over a fire.

Dine Like a Caveman: Woolly Mammoth Meatballs Unveiled

Taste the past, shape the future. In an effort to spark conversation about the future of food and sustainable meat alternatives, an Australian startup has showcased a meatball made from lab-grown cultured meat using genetic material from the long-extinct woolly mammoth.


A breathtaking astronomical scene of a spiral galaxy.

The Drake Equation: Calculating the Odds of Extraterrestrial Life

It’s obvious to any stargazer on a clear night that we live in a universe vast beyond imagining, glittering with worlds besides our own—and yet, as far as we know, Earth is the only planet to have developed living creatures of any kind. Intelligent life is an unrepeated experiment, with a sample size of one. Could we really be alone?


A cyberpunk inspired depiction of an O'Neill Cylinder. First envisioned by a Princeton professor and his undergraduate students in 1974, it was recently popularized as our preferred way to colonize space. (© Odd Feed)

Out of This World: O’Neill Cylinders and Life in Space

If you’ve ever watched the movie Interstellar, that final scene, at Cooper Station, happens in an O’Neill cylinder. First envisioned by a Princeton professor and his undergraduate students in 1974, it was recently popularized as our preferred way to colonize space. Jeff Bezos fully endorses that statement.


Deafening silence (Photo: Unsplash/ Kristina Flour)

What Is A Deafening Silence?

A deafening silence is the absence of sound, but it’s the noise that comes before it that really makes it deafening. You can only appreciate the silence because of the noise beforehand.