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Peten jungle, Guatemala – Before. Tikal site, trees (Photo: Wild Blue Media)

Laser Mapping Unearths 60,000 Ancient Maya Structures in Guatemalan Jungle

Via MyModernMet.com By Jessica Stewart on February 5, 2018 The ancient Maya civilization has remained a mystery for centuries, hampered by the thick Central American jungle that has made excavations difficult. But now, a group of scientists has come together and, using cutting-edge technology, they’ve been able to identify more than 60,000 previously unknown Maya structures. This breakthrough discovery changes […]

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Massive Crater Discovered Under Greenland Ice

Massive Crater Discovered Under Greenland Ice

NASA Goddard Published on Nov 14, 2018 In a remote area of northwest Greenland, an international team of scientists has made a stunning discovery, buried beneath a kilometer of ice. It’s a meteor impact crater, 300 meters deep and bigger than Paris or the Beltway around Washington, DC. It is one of the 25 largest known impact craters on Earth, […]

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A 3D aerial view of the Great Pyramid of Giza, showing the chambers within, as well as the newly-detected cavity. Photograph: ScanPyramids mission

Archaeologists discover mysterious void deep within Great Pyramid of Giza

Muon-detecting sensors have revealed a huge cavity hidden within the pyramid – the first major structural find since the 19th century

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Asteroid Warning: NASA Discovers Ten ‘Potentially Hazardous’ Rocks Close To Earth

Asteroid Warning: NASA Discovers Ten ‘Potentially Hazardous’ Rocks Close To Earth

Via Physics-Astronomy.com NASA has been working determinedly to find dangers that Earth face from space, and has said that it has discovered 10 new asteroids which it considers could damage life on Earth. This vital discovery was made by NASA’s asteroid identifying mission – Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer or NEOWISE. Amy Mainzer, NEOWISE main researcher from NASA’s Jet […]

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Scientists in Argentina have pulled a giant meteorite from the ground. Picture: Telam/Xinhua via ZUMA Wire.

Argentina scientists unearth 30 tonne meteorite (Video)

Via News.com.au Nick Whighamnews.com.au ASTRONOMERS in Argentina have unearthed what some believe could be the second largest meteorite ever found on Earth. The meteorite was discovered on September 10 in the town of Gancedo, 1085km north of Buenos Aires. At this point the large rock that was excavated a few days ago from Campo del Cielo — a well known […]

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