CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.— Spacewalking astronauts ventured out Sunday to install support frames for new, high-efficiency solar panels arriving at the International Space Station later this year. NASA’s Kate Rubins and Victor Glover put the mounting brackets and struts together, then bolted them into place next to the station’s oldest and most degraded solar wings. They…
Supermassive Black Holes May Form From Dark Matter, Study Suggests
Supermassive black holes are exotic astrophysical objects harbored at the centers of galaxies. Their masses can reach 1 million to 1 billion times larger than our sun, and their gravitational force is so strong that even light cannot escape; hence the name “black” holes. Dark matter is a mysterious form of matter that lurks in…
Archaeologists Uncover Ancient Ceremonial Carriage Near Pompeii
ROME—Archaeologists have unearthed a unique ancient-Roman ceremonial carriage from a villa just outside Pompeii, the city buried in a volcanic eruption in 79 AD. The almost perfectly preserved four-wheeled carriage made of iron, bronze, and tin was found near the stables of an ancient villa at Civita Giuliana, around 700 metres (765 yards) north of…
Birdwatcher Spots Gold Coin in Field, Unearths Hoard of 1,300 Celtic Coins Worth 845,000 Pounds
People across the UK have been unearthing treasures this year. But no one has stumbled across a more valuable find than one UK birdwatcher, who just discovered a hoard of Celtic gold coins worth 845,000 pounds (US$1.176 million). It is being called the largest recorded collection of Celtic coins ever found in the UK mainland….
FBI ‘Aware Of’ Possible UFO Spotting, Won’t Confirm Investigation
The FBI said Thursday it’s aware of a possible unidentified flying object (UFO) sighting, but would not confirm whether the bureau is probing the incident. “The FBI is aware of the reported incident. While our policy is to neither confirm nor deny investigations, the FBI works continuously with our federal, state, local, and tribal partners…
UK and Australia Collaborate on World First Space Bridge
Australia and the United Kingdom (UK) space agencies have strengthened their ties further by signing the worlds first “Space Bridge” arrangement to increase connection, exchange, and investment. Minister for Industry, Science, and Technology Karen Andrews said the arrangement the two countries signed in Canberra and London on Feb. 23 will connect Australian and UK expertise…
Mars Rover’s Giant Parachute Carried Secret Message
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—The huge parachute used by NASA’s Perseverance rover to land on Mars contained a secret message, thanks to a puzzle lover on the spacecraft team. Systems engineer Ian Clark used a binary code to spell out “Dare Mighty Things” in the orange and white strips of the 70-foot parachute. He also included the…
Archeologists Find 17,000-Year-Old Kangaroo Painting
February 24, 2021
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An Australian rock painting has been dated at approximately 17,300 years old—the oldest known artwork still on the wall of a rock shelter in the country—in a finding that unlocks a greater understanding of humanity’s ancient past. Researchers from the University of Melbourne (UM) and the University of Western Australia (UWA) found the kangaroo painted by…
‘Mythical’ Pink Dolphins of the Amazon River Are Real, but Rare; Here’s How You Can Find Them
If you spend much time watching underwater nature documentaries, you might come to know the dolphin as an incredibly intelligent ocean mammal—it’s demeanor, often playful; it’s skin, typically gray. However, one species of dolphin stands out from the norm. Rather than dwelling in the saltwater of the ocean, this dolphin resides in freshwater rivers; rather…
NASA Releases Mars Landing Video: ‘Stuff of Our Dreams’
CAPE CANAVERAL—NASA on Monday released the first high-quality video of a spacecraft landing on Mars, a three-minute trailer showing the enormous orange and white parachute hurtling open and the red dust kicking up as rocket engines lowered the rover to the surface. The footage was so good—and the images so breathtaking—that members of the rover…
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