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What You Liked Best
February 4, 2003Here 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, 2003There 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, 2003We 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, 2003We 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, 2003The 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, 2003This 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, 2003Scientists 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, 2003In 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, 2003At 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