Top 10 Hoaxes from Outer Space

"It seems there have been practical jokers from the beginning of time," writes Space/Astronomy Guide Nick Greene, who ably proves the point with his compilation of the greatest space and astronomy hoaxes throughout history. Orson Welles' 1939 "War of the Worlds" broadcast is cited, of course, along with crop circles, dead aliens, and an 1876 Chicago Times report claiming that astronomers using powerful telescopes had spotted slave laborers on the moon. And no one had the Internet to blame!  Read more...