Stonehenge Of all the hangs built of wood or stone, the most famous are the huge circular monuments that litter the British countryside. Prehistoric monuments were mostly built in England between 000000 BC and 2000 BC and in some The stones were transported all the way from neighboring Wales – …
Read More »The Hubble Telescope displays rare, spectacular scenes colliding with six different galaxies
The Hubble Space Telescope team celebrated the beginning of 2021 with images of six different galaxy mergers. Left to right top: NGC 3256, NGC 1614, NGC 4194. Bottom: NGC 3690, NGC 6052, NGC 34. NASA and ESA ‘Gather rounds and tell me about birds and bees – and galaxies. Sometimes, …
Read More »Woman’s garden ‘Stepping Stone’ is an ancient Roman artifact
A slab of dull marble, used for 10 years as a stepping stone in an English garden, is indeed a rare ancient Roman carving, finds a new analysis. The discovery surprised his owner, who learned that a 25-inch (63 cm) slab – a stone he had previously used as a …
Read More »Yellowstone’s revived geyser volcano will not spread ‘big’
A geyser is hiding underneath Yellowstone National Park Recently woke up. But don’t worry: that doesn’t mean the park’s supervillains will soon erupt, according to a new study. In March 2018, following a 3.5-year-long hiatus, Steamboat geyser Suddenly erupted, steam, mud, sand and rocks spread in the air. The previously …
Read More »Astronomers come home on the exact date of the universe’s birthday
How old is the universe? For decades astronomers have been coming up with increasingly accurate estimates for its age. Now, a new research paper based on observational data gives accurate estimates so far: 13.77 billion years old, chronological change or give 40 million years. The research, published in the journal …
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