WTF Is It Now?!?

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Heavenly Bodies....

Northern spring is the best time to spot one of the loveliest sights in the heavens: Earthlight reflected from the Moon.

Leonardo Da Vinci explained the phenomenon nearly 500 years ago. He realized that both Earth and the Moon reflect sunlight. But when the Sun sets anywhere on the Moon (this happens every 29.5 Earth-days) the landscape remains lit -- illuminated by sunlight reflected from our own planet. Astronomers call it Earthshine. It's also known as the Moon's "ashen glow" or "the old Moon in the New Moon's arms."

[T]his month and the next may be the best time to see it. Scientists in recent years have studied the Moon's ashen glow to discover how much sunlight our planet reflects -- a key datum for global warming studies. They've found that Earthshine is most intense -- about 10% brighter than average -- during April and May.

- From NASA Science



....and Bottomless Pits

A topographic map spread on the hood of a car showed where the search party would start. There is a hole out there, they believe, a hole that not only appears to be bottomless but has, on at least one occasion, brought an animal back to life.

The hole, the story goes, exists outside of town on land once owned by a man who calls himself Mel Waters. For years, he said, it was used as the neighborhood dump for trash, old appliances, dead cattle. When the hole never filled up, Waters measured its depth by lowering weighted fishing line into it. After 80,000 feet, he gave up. Amazed by this odd place (which dogs and birds avoided), Waters called radio host Art Bell, whose late-night show on conspiracies and the paranormal attracts a huge national audience. The hole is now lost. Waters — himself a mystery — said he sold the property and won't say where it is.

The search continues here.