Trei tabere romane fortificate au fost identificate în nordul Arabiei cu ajutorul sateliților, în urma unui studiu de teledetecție realizat de Facultatea de Arheologie a Universității Oxford. Descoperirea ar putea fi dovada unei campanii militare […] Articolul Trei tabere romane din secolul al II-lea, descoperite cu ajutorul Google Earth apare prima dată în Descopera. Această […]
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Earth being buzzed by Trojan asteroid
Scientists have confirmed the existence of the space object following the planet’s path In a paper published in the Nature Communications journal on Tuesday, researchers confirmed the discovery of the second Trojan asteroid. The term refers to a rocky space object that follows the same orbit as a planet. Asteroid 2020 XL5 is only the […]
Asteroid the size of two Empire State Buildings approaching Earth
It’s going to be the first flyby of a large space rock in 2022, according to NASA A massive asteroid from NASA’s ‘potentially hazardous’ list that is two and a half times the height of New York’s Empire State Building is set to pass Earth later this month. With an estimated diameter of at least […]
‘Wind’ from ‘middle Earth’ found in hidden passage
Scientists have uncovered a secret passage beneath Panama through which “wind” from the Earth’s mantle layer is “blowing.” The discovery could explain why the nation has few active volcanoes despite being in a geological hotspot. The opening, located about 100km (62 miles) below central Panama, might serve as a conduit for mantle rocks and materials […]
2022 will start with a bus-sized asteroid approaching Earth
The beginning of 2022 will be marked by a large asteroid approaching the Earth. NASA’s classifications provide a clue on whether we should be worried. According to the US space agency, Asteroid 2014 YE15, first discovered in 2014, will approach Earth at a distance of around 7,400,000km on January 6. As NASA considers objects larger […]
‘Most vaccinated’ place on earth cancels Christmas
Amid a surge in Covid-19 cases, Gibraltar has canceled official Christmas events and “strongly” discouraged people from hosting private gatherings for four weeks. Gibraltar’s entire eligible population is vaccinated. The government of Gibraltar recently announced that “official Christmas parties, official receptions and similar gatherings” have been canceled, and advised the public to avoid social events […]
North Korean defectors call Kim Jong-un to Tokyo court, demand damages over deceiving ‘paradise on Earth’ repatriation promises
Kim Jong-un has been ordered to cough up hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages in a case by North Korean defectors in Japan who say they were deceived by repatriation promises of Pyongyang, described as “paradise on Earth.” The leader of the isolated nation was symbolically called to attend a Tokyo court on Thursday […]
Chinese space station builders safely return to Earth after breaking national record in orbit (VIDEO)
Three crew members of China’s Shenzhou-12 space mission have returned home after spending three months onboard the Tianhe space station, preparing it for future expansion missions. Taikonauts Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo touched down on Friday at the Dongfeng landing site in the Inner Mongolia region of China’s north, Chinese media reported. The […]