Circular Stone Plaza Moves Up Start of Stone Age Construction in the Andes on Par with Stonehenge
In the Cajamarca Basin of Northern Peru, at a place called Callacpuma, archeologists have uncovered a real treasure—a circular…
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This Tiny Moon of Saturn Is the Smallest Case of a Subsurface Ocean Ever Found in the Solar System
It’s been known for a decade that Saturn’s icy moon of Enceladus almost certainly hides a subsurface ocean beneath…
Locked in a 4 Billion-Year-Old Dance, Six New Exoplanets Demonstrate the Cosmic Beauty of ‘Resonant Orbits’
Scientists have discovered 6 exoplanets orbiting in perfect resonance around a star, meaning their orbits are synchronized. Such a…
Our Brain Registers What We Expect to See When Watching Routine Actions, ‘What we would do next, becomes what our brain sees’
Advancements in the study of neuroscience have shown that there are several kinds of circumstances where what we think…
4,200-Year-Old Ceramic Storm Drains in Ancient Chinese Town Are the Oldest of Their Kind
Story at a glance… The world’s oldest ceramic drain pipe system has been identified and described in China. The…
Was This Primitive Whale the Largest Animal Ever to Live? Scientists Think So
Peru isn’t typically associated with ocean habitat, containing as it does the Andes and the Amazon. However, a beast…
Webb Detects Water Vapor Just Hanging Out in Space in a Fascinating Star’s Goldilocks Zone
In a fascinating star system 370 light-years from Earth, scientists studying with the James Webb Space Telescope have found…
Perserverance Rover Captures First Ever Photos of a Powerful River on Another Planet
In its most recent discovery, NASA’s Perseverance rover is surveying the curvilinear flow of a wild river that bears…
As Above So Below: China Attracts International Coalition for Moon Base Project
After announcing an international coalition to build and operate a moon base in April, China has attracted numerous nations…
Much Like Stonehenge, Solstice Sunlight Would Have Danced on the Walls of This Neolithic Spanish Tomb
Story at a glance… An incredible stone tomb has been found at a famous Neolithic site in Spain. A…
4 Years After Discovery, the First Viking Ship Burial Found in Over 100 Years Reveals its Lost Secrets
When news broke in 2018 that another Viking-Age ship burial had been found on the shores of the Oslo…
What Can Ground Squirrels Teach an Astronaut? How to Hibernate
Even with so many future space research missions slated for takeoff this half-decade, a new line of space suits…
‘Princely’ Tomb of a Hunnic Warrior and his Horse Unearthed in Romania
Workers building a new highway in Romania were forced to call archaeologists when it became clear they were digging…
China’s Newly-Completed Space Station Hosting 6 Astronauts in National First
6 Chinese astronauts smiled for the camera when after arriving in their Shenzhou 15 spacecraft, China’s newly-finished space station…
Fungal-Made Structures Could Be the Best Solution to House Humanity On Mars
Story at a glance… Research into growing habitats on Mars with fungal mycelium is being funded by NASA. The…
TONIGHT: Watch NASA Slam A Spaceship Into an Asteroid to Test Planetary Defense
At 7:14 PM U.S. Eastern Time tonight, a small American spacecraft will smash itself to pieces against the asteroid…
More Space Telescopes: Nancy Grace Roman to Search For Dark Matter and Exoplanets in 2027
Story at a glance… The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope was just awarded its launch contract. Set to debut…
Tomorrow the James Webb Telescope Will Show the World What It Can Do
In just over 24 hours, the James Webb Space Telescope’s first images will be shown to the public. On…
Newly Discovered Giant Carnivore Shows Dinosaurs Like T-Rex Paid for Huge Skulls with Tiny Arms
PICTURED: An artists recreation of Meraxes gigas. PC: Universidad Nacional di Rio Negro. Released. What do we know about…
Perseverance Rover Spots Balancing Rocks and Natural Snake-Headed Sculpture
PICTURED: NASA’s Mars rover Perseverance snapped this photo of a balancing boulder and snake-head rock on June 12, 2022,…