Is the Dark Side Trying to Stop Us Becoming a Cosmic Species?

Mark Booth returns to Dreamland for one of the strangest shows we have ever recorded. Mark’s new book, The Secret History of the Universe, explores an ancient idea now reappearing at the edges of modern physics: that consciousness may be more fundamental than matter, and that the universe itself may be permeated by intelligence. Mark […]

Aug. 27-28: A Deep Lunar Eclipse Will Turn the Moon Dark and Coppery

Aug. 27-28‘s deep partial lunar eclipse will place 96.3% of the Moon’s disk inside Earth’s darkest shadow. For observers interested in anomalous phenomena, it is also a useful reminder of just how strange a perfectly ordinary sky can become. Anyone watching the sky tonight is in for an unusual sight: Earth’s shadow will swallow nearly […]

Eclipse, Perseids and Six Planets Converge on August 12

As NASA chases the Moon’s shadow at 50,000 feet, skywatchers will experience an unusual convergence of a total solar eclipse, the Perseid meteor shower and a six-planet parade. Wednesday will bring an unusual concentration of celestial events: a total solar eclipse, the peak of the Perseid meteor shower and a six-planet parade — while NASA […]

Moon Impact Offers Rare Scientific Opportunity Amid Rising Lunar Clutter

A discarded Falcon 9 upper stage struck the moon Wednesday, giving scientists a rare chance to study an artificial impact while drawing renewed attention to the growing accumulation of human-made debris beyond Earth. A discarded SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage struck the moon early Wednesday, August 5, 2026, creating a new artificial impact crater and […]