The Great Pyramid of Giza continues to surprise experts every single day. The Great Pyramid of Giza is considered the oldest and largest of the three main pyramids at the Giza Plateau and is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world, and the only one that remains standing today. Believed to have […]
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The Legends And Mysteries Of The ‘Devil’s Tower’
It’s the first declared National Monument of the United States, and it is shrouded in myths, legends, and mysteries. The so-called Devil’s tower is a monolithic igneous structure or volcanic neck located in the Black Hills, near Hulett and Sundance in the county of Crook, northeast of Wyoming, on the Belle Fourche River. It rises […]
Should Mankind Be Worried? Here Are 5 Alarming Prophecies Written By Nostradamus
Michel de Notre Dame, historically known as Nostradamus is without a doubt one of the greatest prophets to ever exist. The French apothecary is believed to have foreseen countless historical evens long before they occurred. According to reports, Nostradamus is said to have predicted the US Moon Landing, Adolf Hitler’s rise to power, he is […]
On This Day In Space! April 28, 2001: World’s 1st Space Tourist Launches to Space Station
Welcome to “On This Day … in Space!” where we peer back in our archives to find historic moments in spaceflight and astronomy. So enjoy a blast from the past with Space.com’s Hanneke Weitering to look back at what happened on this day in space! On April 28, 2001, the world’s first space tourist hitched […]
April Full Moon 2018: When to See the ‘Pink Moon’ This Weekend
The full Pink Moon peaks this weekend on Sunday, April 29, at 8:58 p.m. EDT (0058 GMT on April 30), offering a fine view for after-dinner skywatchers in the eastern U.S. New Yorkers will see the nearly full moon rise at 7:31 p.m. EDT. The moon and sun will share the sky for a short […]
Proton Launches Russian Military Communications Satellite
WASHINGTON — Russia’s Proton rocket launched for the first time this year April 18 with a military communications satellite for the federation’s ministry of defense. Liftoff took place from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 6:12 p.m. Eastern. Russian state corporation Roscosmos confirmed separation of the satellite from the rocket’s Breeze-M upper stage in its intended orbit approximately […]
Lyrid Meteor Shower 2018: When, Where & How to See It
In late April, skywatchers in the Northern Hemisphere will get a view of the Lyrid meteor shower, the dusty trail of a comet with a centuries-long orbit around the sun. The Lyrid meteors streak across the sky between April 16 and April 25, so skywatchers have a chance to see them during that window, weather […]
Celebrate Earth Day with NASA's Earth Tools and Posters
To celebrate Earth Day (April 22) this year, NASA invites everyone to share views of Earth with the world – and to tack up artists' perspectives of our planet home on their walls. The agency recently gathered several Earth Day posters on one handy website, allowing people to download artists' impressions of a boat among […]
Finland Is Killing Its Experiment With Basic Income
Since the beginning of last year, 2,000 Finns have been getting money from the government each month — and they are not expected to do anything in return. The participants, ages 25 to 58, are all unemployed and were selected at random by Kela, Finland’s social-security institution. Instead of unemployment benefits, the participants now receive […]
The World’s Rivers Are All Backed Up, Leaving Fish With No Place to Go
Imagine you’re heading out for a dinner date. You’re hungry and left enough time to get there and not be late, but when you step outside you find that conditions aren’t quite what you expected – you run into a 30-foot wall every few steps. What would you do? If you’re anything like me, you […]