THE LAST TRANSMISSIONStories from the Edge of ScienceTHE INVESTIGATIONS / 01—64
64 doors into real science at its most unsettling. Ordered by publication date. Each one begins with an observation and leads to the full illustrated story.
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The Big Ear telescope logged an unusually strong narrowband radio signal in 1977. The famous printout records intensity during one pass through its beam, not a decoded message or a repeated conversation.
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A geomagnetic storm changes Earth's magnetic field, inducing electric fields in the ground. Long conductors can then carry unwanted currents into the power grid.
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An impact probability is updated as additional observations refine an orbit. Planetary defense depends on finding an object early, sharing uncertainty, and buying time for a response.
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The Atlantic carries warmth into colder latitudes and returns water through its depths. Reading the warning in that circulation means following the instruments, the competing analyses, and the regional consequences of a slowdown.
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