Two papers authored by astronomer Beatriz Villarroel claim to show that thousands of “transients” in historic astronomical ...

Researchers claim flashes of light seen in sky surveys could have been UFOs drawn to Earth by nuclear tests, but more mundane ...

For decades, astronomers have been aware of something weird lurking on old, 1950s-era photographic plates: starlike flashes ...

The flashes of light were taken during the Palomar Sky Survey, a project that mapped the northern sky between 1949 and 1958.

Astronomer Beatriz Villarroel joins ChicagoNOW to discuss the VASCO Project — Vanishing and Appearing Sources during a ...

In the mid-1950s, rock 'n' roll was shaking up the airwaves, and one of the early vocal groups to give it life was The Platters. In "The Early Show"'s "Time Machine" series, "The Platters" appeared on ...

Herb Reed, the last surviving original member of the Platters, the most successful vocal group in rock ‘n’ roll history, died Monday in a Boston area hospice after a long illness. He was 83. Reed, who ...

Subscribe to The St. Louis American‘s free weekly newsletter for critical stories, community voices, and insights that matter. Sign up Herb Reed, founder of the 1950s vocal group the Platters who sang ...

Herb Reed, the last surviving original member of the 1950s vocal group the Platters, has died. He was 83. His manager says Reed died Monday in a Boston area hospice after a period of declining health.