This week in the world of the wyrd, a series of bizarre news stories have captured attention, from mysterious formations in fields to strange signals from a distant star, and even a discovery about the human body.
A mystery has been unfolding in the English countryside. It's crop circle season, and recent sightings have occurred in Wiltshire, a region long considered a UFO hotspot. A particularly striking geometric design, a Celtic knot, was spotted in a farmer's field in the Wiltshire village of Sutton Veny. Another unique crop circle was found in a grass field in the nearby county of Dorset. While one initial headline sensationalized the designs as a sign of “alien invasion fears,” the farmer in Wiltshire is reportedly making the most of the situation by opening his field to enthusiasts for a small donation.
Far beyond Earth, a much larger mystery is being investigated by scientists. According to a NASA scientist named Richard Stanton, a “mystery space object” is sending an inexplicable pulsing signal to Earth. The signal originates from a sun-like star in the Ursa Major constellation and consists of a pulse of light that increases and decreases very quickly before repeating exactly 4.4 seconds later. The identical nature of the pulses is unprecedented in previous searches. While Stanton stated he cannot rule out the involvement of alien intelligence, he admits that none of the other explanations for the signal are truly satisfying. Stanton also notes that a similar signal was recorded in 2019 but was dismissed as "birds" at the time, which he has now ruled out.
Finally, a scientific discovery here on Earth reveals a phenomenon that sounds almost paranormal. According to a report from sciencefocus.com, all living things emit a "subtle, ever-real, semi-visible light that glows until you die." The light is a natural product of metabolism called ultra-weak photon emission (UPE) and is so faint it is not visible to the human eye. While it might not be evidence of ghosts, the light’s presence could offer a non-invasive way to track the health of living things.