Archaeologists uncover rare Mayan wall paintings
Jun 11, 2020 09:55 am UTC| Science
Certain artifacts coming from the Mayan civilization are deemed incredibly hard to find until recent years. Back in 2003, archaeologists were able to find several wall paintings from that civilization. Archaeologists...
Apollo 11: James Bond creator Ian Fleming's involvement in historic mission
Jun 11, 2020 09:55 am UTC| Science
The historic Apollo 11 mission in 1969 was a collaborative effort between the scientists, engineers, and technicians in putting astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin onto the moon. Among those was Ian Fleming, the...
Asteroids: NASA spots potential landing site for OSIRIS-REx on asteroid Bennu
Jun 10, 2020 09:18 am UTC| Science
NASA is closely monitoring the asteroid Bennu, with its OSIRIS-REx spacecraft hovering over the rock for the past two years. Recently, the agency was able to examine a potential landing site on the asteroid. The...
Saturn's moon Titan is slowly moving away, says scientists
Jun 10, 2020 09:17 am UTC| Science
Scientists have studied the ringed planet Saturn and its moons for decades. However, a recent discovery revealed that one of its moons, Titan, is slowly moving away from its planet. Researchers have found that Titan is...
Archaeologists map ancient Roman city with a new radar technique
Jun 10, 2020 09:17 am UTC| Science
The recent advances in technology have since spread out onto other fields, including archaeology today. With the use of a new radar technique, scientists were able to map out one ancient Roman city. Express reports that...
Astronomers find exoplanet and star that bear a striking resemblance to Earth and the Sun
Jun 09, 2020 04:14 am UTC| Science
It is believed that finding a distant exoplanet that shares the same characteristics as Earth is very rare. However, astronomers were recently able to detect one particular exoplanet with a star that has a striking...
Earth currently experiencing solar winds traveling 1.5 million km per hour
Jun 09, 2020 04:14 am UTC| Science
The weather in space is not something commonly discussed, but it still happens. Forecasters revealed that the Earth is currently in the midst of a solar storm with solar particles hitting the planet at a rapid pace. The...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
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