Galactic Bubbles: Unexpected Complexity of the Milky Way’s Mysterious Structures
A superposition of an image of the Milky Way, taken by the European Space Agency’s Gaia space observatory, and a visualization of the simulations of the eRosita and…
The Kepler Mission’s Final Three Planets?
With the help of citizen scientists, astronomers discovered what may be the last three planets that the Kepler Space Telescope saw before it was retired. This illustration depicts…
A Spanish shipwreck from the 18th century yielded a treasure trove of coins and gems worth $17 million, which was an incredible discovery.
The Colombian army released images of one of the world’s most valuable shipwrecks, the location of which was unknown for nearly three centuries. Spain’s San Jose galleon was loaded with…
Amazing Discovery: Medieval Chainmail-Adorned Skulls Found at Large Swedish Burial Site
The Battle of Visby was fought July 27th, 1361 near the town of Visby on the island of Gotland, Sweden, between the forces of the Danish king Valdemar…
Ancient Wonders Below the Surface: Italy’s Underground Pyramids Discovered
The first Etruscan pyramid-like building was actually discovered very recently in the city of Orvieto, Italy. Only around three years or so, depending on when you’re reading this…
Peru’s 10-Million-Year-Old Giant Fossil Tree Unveils Surprising Information About the Ancient Past
Researchers working on the Central Andean Plateau in Peru have discovered a giant tree fossil buried in the plains – and the 10 million years of history it…
In the Adriatic Sea, off the Croatian coast, at the underwater site of Soline, traces of a 7,000-year-old stone road were found.
Archaeologists have recently made an exciting discovery at the underwater site of Soline in the Adriatic Sea, located off the coast of Croatia. Traces of a stone road…
Webb Space Telescope Detects 6000-Mile Water Plume Jetting From Saturn’s Moon Enceladus
Artist’s impression of the Cassini spacecraft flying through plumes erupting from the south pole of Saturn’s moon Enceladus. These plumes are much like geysers and expel a combination…
Io, Jupiter’s Volcanic Moon, Experiences Closest-Ever Flyby by NASA’s Juno Spacecraft
The gas giant orbiter has flown over 510 million miles and also documented close encounters with three of Jupiter’s four largest moons. NASA’s Juno spacecraft flew past Jupiter’s volcanic…
The Sinister Glare Can Finally Be Described in the “Evil Eye” Galaxy
It doesn’t take a huge leap of imagination to see why M64 is better known as the Evil Eye galaxy. Sitting in the abyssal vacuum of space it…