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Man on the Moon — for the first time. July 20, 1969. (Source: NASA/Project Apollo Archive) It has been not quite a half-century since human beings stepped foot on another planetary body for the first time. Forty-nine years ago today, to be Read More
A Soyuz rocket sits on its launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in September 2013. (Credit: NASA/Carla Cioffi) BAIKONUR, KAZAKHSTAN – That rocket looked so tiny from a mile away. Shining white against the dull beige sands of Baikonur, the Read More
Update, July 20, 2018: Archaeologists appointed by Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities have opened the sealed black granite sarcophagus that has had the internet abuzz since news of its discovery was announced earlier this month. Egypt Today delivered live updates on the Read More
Dust and gas form moons and planets in a newborn solar system. (Credit: NASA) On Tuesday, Jupiter officially “gained” 10-12 moons. But that doesn’t make up for the dozens of moons the solar system has lost over time. Unlike the Read More
Although the TRAPPIST-1 system has a whopping seven planets, they all orbit much closer to their host star than Mercury is to the Sun. (NASA/JPL-Caltech) The 2015 discovery of the TRAPPIST-1 system, with its seven Earth-sized planets, has redirected much Read More
Three weeks ago, archaeologists in Egypt found a massive black granite sarcophagus in Alexandria, untouched for 2,000 years – and fleet-footed rumour quickly got to work. Could it contain the remains of ancient Greek leader Alexander the Great, or (less Read More
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This artist’s illustration shows Kepler-421b, an exoplanet about the size of Uranus that orbits its host star once every 704 days. Previous exoplanet detection methods focused mostly on planets with short orbital periods, but a new technique developed by UNIGE Read More
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Tomorrow, on Saturday, July 21, Moth Week will commence! Running until Sunday, July 29, Moth Week is a way for people of all ages all around the world to come together to celebrate the beauty, life cycles, and habitats of Read More
