What You Liked Best

February 4, 2003
Here are the most-read stories on unknowncountry.com for the month of January: The story with the highest number of "hits" was Poles Ready to Flip, about how magnetic North and South could reverse any time and the consequences for us.... continued

New Whitley’s Journal: the Call of the Seven Stars

February 4, 2003
There is tremendous worldwide sorrow over the loss of the seven astronauts aboard the space shuttle. It's much greater than the sadness that would attend the loss of a 747 with 350 people aboard. There is a reason for this,... continued

A Message from NASA Science News

February 4, 2003
We are NASA Science News subscribers. This just came in our e-mail from them. They have said it so very, very well. Feb. 4th, 2003: At the dawn of the space age some 40 years ago, we alwaysknew who was... continued

NASA Says Goodbye

February 4, 2003
We are subscribers to NASA Science News. We have just received this e-mail from them. They have said it so very, very well: "Feb. 4th, 2003: At the dawn of the space age some 40 years ago, we alwaysknew who... continued

Shuttle: Astronomer Records Mystery Flash

February 2, 2003
The San Francisco Chronicle is reporting that a Bay Area amateur astronomer has photographs showing odd flashes of light, apparently an electrical discharge, around the space shuttle Columbia during the early phase of re-entry, just before the shuttle broke up.... continued

Did Solar Wind Affect Shuttle?

February 2, 2003
This message comes from Henry Willis, who will be interviewed on Dreamland Saturday, February 8 about his book, Earth's Future Climate: "On Jan 31, several C and on minor M Class solar flares were observed. The solar wind striking the... continued

Does Saddam Have a Crashed UFO?

February 2, 2003
"An UFO-related incident that occurred four years ago poses a troubling question whether any kind of cooperation is possible between Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein and extraterrestrials," says Joseph Trainor of UFO Roundup. "On December 16, 1998, during Operation Desert Fox... continued

Fast Food Addictive as Heroin

February 2, 2003
Scientists now think fast food and sweets are as addictive as heroin, because they set off hormonal changes in the body which make it hard to stop eating them. According to New Scientist magazine, "New and potentially explosive findings on... continued

How Do You Feel?

February 2, 2003
In this week's poll we ask you how you feel about the overall performance of George Bush. And whether you're for or against the Iraq war (or undecided), you'll want to join our prayer group in their new prayer for... continued

SPACE SHUTTLE BREAKS UP

February 1, 2003
At approximately 808AM CST on Saturday, February 1, the space shuttle Columbia apparently broke up in flight while descending toward a landing in Florida. The orbiter was over Texas at the time, engaging in the terminal phases of shuttle mission... continued