Tag: astronomy
When People Openly Believed in Life on Mars and Venus
Is there life on Mars and Venus? Despite the popular scoffing at the idea that there may be or was life on Mars and Venus,…
Fire Balls From the Clouds
Fire balls from the clouds were seen over England in 1900. The article below goes into the different types of fire balls, including ball lightning….
Flaming Fire Ball Flashes Across Skies in 1919
Fire ball sighting were always reported in the newspapers in the past. They caused a great deal of excitement among people who often had little…
Neighbor Planets Arouse Interest
Can the weather on neighboring planets predict the weather on earth? They seemed to think so back in 1920. Neighbor Planets Arouse Interest Venus, Mars,…
Unusual Shooting Stars from the Late 1800s
I have seen numerous shooting stars and, closer up, “fire balls” in the sky, but I have never seen ones that lit up the entire…
Mysterious Clouds of Light Seen in 1929
Science is constantly changing and, as the article below shows, it is often a struggle to change the minds of other scientists about what is…
The Earth Will Crash Into the Sun in 1927
Scare tactics and end of the world predictions are nothing new to our time. In 1912, a newspaper published this story, claiming that our planet…
Gegenschein: The Mysterious Glow Opposite the Sun
In the early 1900s, newspaper readers were captivated by reports of a strange light in the night sky—a dim, rounded glow that puzzled even the…
