Astronomers using direct observation have discovered a giant planet with multiple and wide orbits. It is located in a binary star system with a massive pair of stars at a distance of 560 times the distance between the Earth and the Sun. This discovery confirms that exoplanets can exist in …

Science fiction ‘invented’ the warp drive decades ago – a system for space travel that allows spacecraft to travel faster than the speed of light. Since the 90s, scientists have been creating theoretical models, some of which are in accordance with the accepted laws of physics and some not, in …

Back in 2020, astronomers envisioned that the heliosphere – a bubble that surrounds the Solar System and protects life on Earth – might have the shape of a croissant. As unusual as this sounds, researchers have now reached new conclusions in support of that theory, based on advanced computer simulations. …

The 41,500-year-old oval-shaped pendant from Stajnia Cave in Poland is the oldest decorated jewelry found in Eurasia. Dorsal and ventral views of the 41,500-year-old decorated ivory pendant from Stajnia Cave, Poland. Image credit: Antonino Vazzana / BRAVHO Lab, Bologna University. The ancient pendant made from mammoth bone was found in …

Egypt hosted the re-enactment of the ancient Egyptian Opet festival last night. The grand ceremony was held to mark the reopening of the 1.7-mile-long (2.7 km) road which links the Temples of Karnak  Read more Section:  News General History & Archaeology History Important Events Read Later  Source: Ancient Origins

Scientists working with the InSight mission analyzed seismic data from the Elysian Planitia, the second largest volcanic region on Mars. Researchers discovered traces of an ancient crater hidden between two layers of solidified lava. This allowed scientists to create the first-ever subterranean map of a region of the Red Planet. …

Per leggere questo articolo occorrono 5 minuti Il III millennio a.C. è stato un periodo altamente dinamico nella preistoria dell’Europa e dell’Asia occidentale, caratterizzato da cambiamenti sociali e politici su larga scala. Nella penisola iberica, l’Eneolitico o Calcolitico o Età del Rame, intorno al 2.500 anni a.C.. ha portato una …

NEW YORK, NEW YORK—According to a statement released by New York University, recently discovered vertebrae fossils from the lower back of a female Australopithecus sediba individual known as Issa indicate that the early hominins were able to walk upright on two legs. The delicate two-million-year-old fossils, found encased in a …

SANLIURFA, TURKEY—The Anadolu Agency reports that traces of a madrassa, or Islamic school, have been uncovered in Harran, a site in southeastern Turkey that has been continuously inhabited for 8,000 years. The city is known to have had five madrassas. This one has been dated to the twelfth century, during …

Planetary scientists presented new results and images obtained during the long-term monitoring of the atmospheres of giant planets using the Hubble Space Telescope. It turned out that the equator of Jupiter did not lose haze, the north pole of Uranus became brighter, and bright clouds and a dark oblong area …