What’s in the Cosmic Message Astronomer Carl Sagan Sent to Aliens?
Let’s go almost 50 years back in time to November 16, 1974, when astrophysicist Frank Drake created the famous Arecibo message with the help of astronomer Carl Sagan. The message…
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How did Ancient Egyptians Discover a Star Located 92 Light-years Away 3,200 Years ago?
Did the Ancient Egyptians Unlock the Secrets of a Star 92 Light-Years Away Over 3,000 Years Ago? The ancient Egyptians left behind incredible monuments and a vast trove of knowledge.…
Younger Dryas Caused by Intense Volcanic Activity and Not Massive Meteor Impacts 13,000 Years Ago
Researchers have found that around 13,000 years ago, unprecedented volcanic activity caused the climate on Earth to cool down drastically, probably changing the history of early civilizations and cultures around…
Scientists Baffled by 4 Mysterious Objects in Deep Space that are Unlike Anything Ever Observed
A group of scientists has detected four mysterious objects in deep space that are said to be “unlike anything we’ve ever seen before.” There is something unusual swarming in the…
Here’s How the US Government Planned To Nuke the Moon in 1959
Declassified papers have revealed that the United States government had secret plans to blow up the Moon; the idea was to detonate a nuke on the lunar surface, something reminiscent…
Astronomers Publish the Exotica Catalog; a List of Places Where Alien Civilizations May Hide
A team of scientists from the Breakthrough Listen initiative, dedicated to looking for signs of extraterrestrial life, has created an Exotica Catalog listing each type of astronomical object where technologically…
Zealandia: The Mostly Submerged Continent Beneath New Zealand
New Zealand is only the exposed edge of a much larger piece of Earth’s crust. Beneath the southwest Pacific lies Zealandia, a broad block of continental crust that is almost…
The Milky Way’s Black Hole Ejected a Star Towards Intergalactic Space at 6 Million km/h
During a time when humankind’s ancestors were learning to walk upright, use their hands, and create the first primitive tools, cosmic events left a mark in our galaxy that our…
The 2,400-Year-Old Giant Clay Vase Discovered in Peru You Probably Never Heard About
On October 27, 1966, the Regional Museum of Ica discovered a unique object of unseen proportions; a massive granary bowl, until then the largest pre-Hispanic pot found in Peru. The…
Scientists Find 66-Million-Year-Old Football-Sized Egg Buried in Antarctica
Some 66 million years ago, Antarctica was a different place. Instead of Ice, lush forests covered most of its surface, and the icy desert we see today was inhabited by…
Over 36 Intelligent Alien Civilizations Likely Exist in Our Galaxy Alone
For millennia have humans gazed upon the stars, wondering what else is out there among the distant suns and planets in the cosmos? Are we alone in the universe? Despite…
Unexpected Structures Exist Near Earth’s Core
To the surprise of many researchers, a thorough analysis of seismic echoes has revealed vast heterogeneous structures – areas composed of unusually dense, hot rock – at the boundary between…
This 13,000-Year-Old Bird Statue is One of the Oldest Pieces of 3D Art
A 13,000-year-old statue discovered in China is now regarded as the oldest statue ever discovered in the Asian country to date. Carved from burned bone, the miniature bird statuette has…
The World’s Largest Pyramids: How Cholula, Giza and Other Giants Compare
Search for the largest pyramid in the world and you will often get a single name. The problem is that “largest” can mean several different things: the greatest volume of…
Something Escaped a Distant Black Hole at Nearly the Speed of Light and NASA Observed It
10,000 light-years away, there’s a black hole and a companion star. Together, these two comic objects are from the so-called MAXI J1820 + 070 system. This specific black hole was…
Nikola Tesla Patents: Download Tesla’s Patents Collected in a 499-page PDF
Get ready to dive into the mind of one of the greatest minds the world has ever seen, the great Nikola Tesla, aka father of electricity, aka the man who…
5 Facts and 5 Stunning Images of 12,000-Year-Old Megalithic Temple Göbekli Tepe
Some 12,000 years ago, during the last Ice Age, a mysterious people in present-day Turkey built a never-before-seen temple. Using stones with a weight of more than 10 tons, this…
25 Rare Images of The Ancient Egypt’s Pyramids and Sphinx
The Great Pyramid of Giza, its two neighboring, towering pyramids, and the monolithic statue of a monument carved with the body of a lion, and the head of a human,…
Tunguska and Tesla: Did Nikola Tesla’s Death Ray Cause the Largest Explosion on Earth?
What are the odds that the still-unexplained Tunguska Event was caused, not by an impact or collision of an asteroid/meteorite, but by technology invented by Nikola Tesla? No, it’s not…
The Ancient City of Armageddon Predates the Egyptian Pyramids by 4,000 Years
According to the “Book of Revelation”, Megiddo – an ancient “city” located 90 kilometers from Jerusalem – will be the chosen place for the battle of Armageddon (Hebrew, Har Megiddo).…
Pluto Up Close: What New Horizons’ Images Revealed
What did NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft reveal at Pluto? Before the 2015 flyby, Pluto was a distant world seen mostly as a changing point of light. New Horizons showed a…
Here’s the Story Behind the Creepy Black Plague Beak Mask
The “black plague” was without a reason of a doubt one of the most devastating pandemics in human history, affecting a larger area of Eurasia in the fourteenth century. It…
8 Stunning Images of the Most Beautiful Library in the World
The Clementinum library in the Czech Republic is one of the most beautiful libraries in the world. The library features a unique Baroque architecture style and was first opened in…
100 Million Years Ago The Sahara Was the Most Dangerous Place on Earth
Approximately 100 million years ago, fierce predators, flying reptiles, and crocodile-like creatures made the Sahara the most dangerous place on Earth, according to the most extensive review in nearly 100…