PECULIAR DISCOVERIES
Added on: 5th Feb 2016
TETRANEUTRONS
This hypothesized structure of four neutrons has been detected only
once in a French particle accelerator. If it were to exist then it has
been theorized to be the nucleus of the undiscovered “neutronium”
with an atomic number of 0.
ULTRA-HIGH ENERGY COSMIC RAYS
These cosmic rays have energies far above that of any other
detected rays. There has been no conclusive explanation put forth
for their existence.
WOW! SIGNAL
The Wow! signal was a strong narrowband signal detected by
Jerry Ehman on August 15, 1977 at SETI. It originated from
around the M55 cluster and had such a strong resemblance
to an artificial signal that Jerry circled it and wrote “Wow!”
in the margin. Astronomers have not been able to locate it again.
THE BLOOP
The Bloop was an ultra-low frequency underwater sound detected
at numerous listening stations around the Pacific Ocean.
Since its discovery there have been numerous theories including
a large undiscovered animal but the NOAA (U.S. National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration) attributed it to an iceberg
scraping the ocean floor.
VOYNICH MANUSCRIPT
The Voynich Manuscript is an illustrated codex that has never been
decoded or interpreted. Dated to the early 15th century, it is named
after Wilfred Voynich, the Polish book dealer who purchased it in 1912.
BABUSHKA LADY
Shortly after President Kennedy was assassinated people discovered
an old lady with a camera that appeared in numerous films and
images of the tragic event. Because she was wearing a head scarf
she became famously known as the “babushka lady” (in Russian
a babushka is a grandma and Russian grandmothers were famous
for wearing such headscarves). Throughout the ordeal she seemed
to calmly continue taking pictures but she was never identified
and thus remains an unexplained discovery.
MARFA LIGHTS
Also known as the Marfa Ghost Lights, these are lights that have
been observed near US Route 67 east of Marfa, Texas. Their erratic
movements have solidified their presence in local folklore. Numerous
explanations have ranged from mirages to traffic.
THE MARY CELESTE
The Mary Celeste was an American ship discovered off the Azores
sailing with nobody on board and one lifeboat missing. None of
the crew were ever seen again and there were no indications
as to why they had abandoned ship.
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