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The UFO Hacker: Gary McKinnon

In 2001–2002, Scottish hacker Gary McKinnon...known online as “Solo” dialed into NASA and U.S. military networks from a London bedroom, hunting for suppressed UFO evidence and free-energy tech.

By The Archivist

/ 1 Mar 2026

Atlas

Quick Take: Two different “ATLAS comets” are trending. One is C/2024 G3 (ATLAS), a sun-skirting comet that peaked in early 2025 and put on a show for the Southern

By The Archivist

/ 8 Oct 2025