A 280 million-year-old lost world was accidentally discovered by a woman while hiking in the Italian Alps. Claudia Steffensen and her husband were trekking along a trail in the Valtellina Orobie Mountains Park in Lombardy in 2023 when she spotted a light gray rock covered in ‘strange designs.’ When she looked closer, she realized the … Read more
By Emily Jane Davies Published: 12:08 BST, 20 October 2024 | Updated: 12:10 BST, 20 October 2024 A boat-shaped mound which lied two miles from the Turkey-Iran border has triggered theories that ‘Noah’s Ark’ may have been discovered. New research by a team of archaeologists and scientists on the Durupinar formation has captured the attention … Read more
Have you ever wondered if there is life beyond Earth but haven’t found one except our Universe? But actually, how to determine the search of life beyond your home Universe? According to the scientists, they suggest that there are three core ingredients which are determined to make life easier and livable. Additionally, life requires time … Read more
A comet that won’t fly by Earth for another 80,000 years was captured in mesmerizing pictures zooming across the skies of South Carolina. The once-in-a-lifetime comet, nicknamed A3, emerged from the Oort Cloud – a bubble-shaped, mysterious phenomenon that holds our solar system within it. Stargazers anxiously awaited what they labeled the ‘comet of the century’, … Read more
This is an AI-generated image, used for representational purposes only. Earth is set to gain a temporary “mini-moon” this autumn in the form of a small asteroid named 2024 PT5. The asteroid, about 33 feet (10 metres) wide, will orbit our planet for roughly two months, from September 29 to November 25, before escaping Earth’s … Read more
SCIENTISTS have unveiled an Armageddon-style plan to fire nukes at asteroids that may be considered a threat to Earth. The Hollywood-esque plot suggests detonating a nuclear bomb roughly a mile away from the space rock to help knock it off course. 2 Scientists believe the explosion, and the blast of X-ray radiation that comes with … Read more
By Esther Marshall Published: 15:08 BST, 24 September 2024 | Updated: 15:09 BST, 24 September 2024 Britons are being priced out of the most magical place on Earth, according to a new study. In a survey of UK-based Disney fanatics, 95 per cent believe a Disney World holiday in Orlando, Florida, is out of reach … Read more
Earth is set to gain a new mini-moon for a brief period, starting later this month. The small asteroid, identified as 2024 PT5, will be temporarily captured by Earth’s gravity from September 29 until November 25, according to a study published by researchers Carlos de la Fuente Marcos and Raúl de la Fuente Marcos from … Read more
A team of private astronauts is scheduled on Thursday to perform the inaugural private spacewalk in orbit from a SpaceX capsule, evaluating a new series of spacesuits.The Polaris Dawn mission, SpaceX’s most recent and ambitious attempt to expand the limits of commercial spaceflight, launched from Florida on Tuesday. The crew, consisting of a billionaire entrepreneur, … Read more
Soyuz spacecraft carrying two Russians and an American blasted off for an express trip to the International Space Station on Wednesday.The video published by Russia’s Roscosmos space agency showed the Soyuz MS-26 taking off around 7:23 pm Moscow time (1623 GMT). Onboard are Russian cosmonauts Alexei Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner, as well as US astronaut … Read more
