Update: The WOW! Signal Solved.
I missed a major piece of scholarship explaining the fascinating 1977 celestial event.
Sean Munger
First contact for real? The enduring mystery of the WOW! Signal.
On August 15, 1977, humanity detected a signal of some kind from deep space. Its origin remains a tantalizing mystery.
Boldly going nowhere: the checkered career of the space shuttle Enterprise.
What can you do with a spaceship that can't fly in space? Not much, it turns out.
Behind the Scenes: Putin, The Rise to Power.
My newest video details the early life and rise of Russia's complicated and mercurial leader.
The lamps that went out: My yearly thoughts on the outbreak of World War I.
Edward Grey's famous quote leaves us with a lot to think about 110 years later.
Historic Photo: Summer Jam Festival at Watkins Glen, NY, 1973.
The great youth-oriented music festival attracted a staggering 600,000 people, including one who contacted me.
My own Holy Grail: Wagner’s great opera “Parsifal.”
Wagner's greatest opera leaves the modern listener with a lot to think about.