Noumenal News

The French-led Corot mission has spied its first planet - a very hot world bigger than Jupiter - passing in front of a far-off star.
The spacecraft was launched on 27 December last year and is the first to hunt for Earth-like planets from space.
Corot scientists said to find a planet so early on “significantly exceeded […]

In the spiritual realm, the planet Earth is thought to be a school unique for its diversity. Apparently, other “schools” focus more narrowly on certain specific traits. On Earth there is the opportunity for incredible joy or deep sorrow, and the key is our free will. We get to choose how we treat each other.
During […]

The Ministry of Defence plans to open its “X-Files” on UFO sightings to the public for the first time. Officials have not yet decided on a date for the release of the reports, which date back to 1967, but it is hoped to be within weeks.
The move follows the decision by the French national space […]

A crowd lynched an elderly woman after villagers accused her of being an evil spirit of local lore who drinks the blood of babies, police said. Police have arrested three people and are questioning others in the beating death of the unidentified woman, whose remains were found in a village east of Georgetown, Superintendent […]

A South Harnett Elementary School teacher allegedly drew an image of Satan around the head of President Bush in front of a class last week, and one parent is demanding he be removed from the classroom.
Kimmie Fox said her daughter, who is in the fifth grade, came home and told her that art teacher T.J. […]

US researchers carrying out a sonar survey of Loch Ness have been amazed to find a common toad crawling in the mud 324ft (98m) down.
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has been attempting to unravel the mysteries of the loch.
However, MIT said it did not expect to come across the amphibian so far down.
Bob Rines, […]

CEDAR LAKE | The parents of a 16-year-old Hanover Central High School freshman say they expect an apology from school officials for sending their daughter home Tuesday for wearing a pagan symbol to celebrate a religious holiday.
Andy Pecenke, of Cedar Lake, said his daughter Sky Holeman has been a practicing pagan for three to four […]

The Greek goddess Athena is often associated with the arts, industry, skills and wisdom. She encompasses the technical knowledge employed in weaving and metalworking, but also includes cunning intelligence. This Sunday, May 6, the spirit of Athena will preside over the annual Athena Festival that is fast becoming known for its quality crafts, psychic readings […]