Now has come the time for the best of the best, the cream of the crop – the very top “What Is This Thing?” posts of all time.

Astronomers identified a strange object in the Milky Way that sends out powerful bursts of radio waves and X-rays with steady ...

Multiple Central Texas viewers reached out to KXAN Sunday evening after spotting a slow-moving, glowing object drifting across the sky.

Vermont UFO task force proposed by Rep. Troy Headrick would investigate unidentified anomalous phenomena reports and assess airspace safety risks in coordination with federal partners.

Astronomers have identified a strange new object in deep space, a vast cloud that looks like a galaxy stripped of its stars. Instead of a shining island of suns, this structure is almost entirely dark ...

Object 3I/ATLAS is now too far from Earth to aim a telescope at, but prior observations showed some unusual behavior. The anomalous nature of the object led astrophysicist Avi Loeb to apply a thought ...

The number of talented and perceptive people found on the internet is staggering. Take the sprawling ‘What Is This Thing?’ online community, for example. It is filled to the brim with experts and ...

Many objects have been lost to the annals of time. So, too, have some objects’ meanings. Like, say, this one that’s been puzzling scientists for almost three centuries now. According to LiveScience, ...

A strange object hurdling through our solar system from interstellar space may, according to one of academia’s most controversial astronomers, have been sent by aliens to see how smart we are. “It is ...

"DON'T TOUCH THEM, MOVE THEM, OR EVEN THINK ABOUT KEEPING A NEW SHELF ORNAMENT": Some People Were Suuuuuuper Lucky That The ...

In addition to the greatest hits of culture and history, museums house tons of hidden gems that often go unnoticed. Inspired by a recent Twitter challenge from the Yorkshire Museum — which requested ...