The James Webb Space Telescope continues to produce mind-boggling images of space. This time, instead of looking into the past, the space telescope turned to our cosmic neighborhood, turning its expensive, state-of-the-art cameras toward the largest planet in our solar system, Jupiter. There are many things going on on Jupiter, …

Per leggere questo articolo occorrono 3 minuti Durante gli scavi presso la Piramide Shimao di 4.300 anni a Shenmu, nella provincia dello Shaanxi della Cina nord-occidentale, gli archeologi hanno scoperto quello che sembra essere il ritratto di un re, scolpito nella pietra. Il sito archeologico di Shimao si trova nella …

The Speyer wine bottle is the oldest known wine bottle in the world. Dated to 325 – 359 AD, the ancient wine has remained sealed in its bottle for nearly 1,700 years.  Read more Section:  News Read Later  Source: Ancient Origins

The examination of urine (‘uroscopy’) as a method of medical diagnosis can be traced back to ancient Greece and Rome, but during the Middle Ages the examination of urine samples by physicians became widespread.  Read more Section:  News Weird Facts Read Later  Source: Ancient Origins

Per leggere questo articolo occorrono 3 minuti Manufatti preistorici e tombe medievali ricche di corredi con spade e monili hanno rivelato una lunga storia di insediamenti umani nei pressi del Danubio, in Germania. Nel sito di Tuttlingen, nel distretto Geisingen-Gutmadingen, nella Germania sudoccidentale, gli archeologi hanno scoperto una tomba ascrivibile …

Archaeologists in England have found medieval holy men were “riddled with worms.” Read more Section:  News History & Archaeology Read Later  Source: Ancient Origins

HUELVA, SPAIN—The Guardian reports that a megalithic complex of more than 500 standing stones was discovered during a survey at La Torre-La Janera, which is located near the Guadiana River in southern Spain. The monuments include 26 alignments of standing stones, and two stone circles built on hilltops with views …

The most massive star known by astronomers is truly of gargantuan proportions. Dubbed R136a1, this is the most massive and luminous star ever discovered in the cosmos. Additionally, it belongs to the Large Magellanic Cloud and is one of the hottest stars out there, and it is very, very different …

Hayabusa2 mission samples returned from Ryugu contain tiny grains of ancient material that predate the birth of our Sun, according to new research published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters by Jens Barosch and Larry Nittler led by Carnegie’s Jens Barosch and Larry Nittler. Japan’s Hayabusa2 probe explored asteroid Ryugu (1621173) …

Over the past few weeks, we have witnessed the magic produced by the James Webb Space Telescope. Not only have astronomers produced some of the most strikingly beautiful images of deep space, but the space telescope has also helped us better understand what followed after a few hundred million years …