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Ancient Mars Had Planet-Wide Groundwater System 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 6, 2019
Observations by ESA’s Mars Express orbiter show evidence of an ancient planet-wide groundwater system on the Red Planet.

By David Aragorn
Inside the SpaceX Dragon capsule that has docked on the ISS 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 6, 2019
A new astronaut capsule, which launched on Saturday from Florida on a Falcon rocket, has successfully guided itself into the International Space Station using computers and sensors.

By David Aragorn
UFO spotted leaving Alps Mountain in Switzerland; conspiracy theorists in frenzy 0
- From Around the Web, UFO News
- March 5, 2019
Scott C Waring argued that the UFO above Alps could be either entering or leaving a secret alien base located on the mountain.

By David Aragorn
The Lifespan of Ancient Civilizations 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- March 5, 2019
In the graphic below, the University of Cambridge’s Luke Kemp compiled a list of civilisations to compare how long they lasted.

By David Aragorn
Massive, strange fish found on California beach; scientists say it’s a first 0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- March 5, 2019
This is the extraordinary tale of how a massive, strange-looking fish wound up on a beach on the other side of the world from where it lives.

By David Aragorn
Chicago is sinking. Here’s what that means for Lake Michigan and the Midwest.0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- March 5, 2019
The sightlines at Wrigley Field, the panorama from Navy Pier, the vantage points at the Adler Planetarium observatory — all structures built more than 100 years ago — are at least 4 inches lower now.

By David Aragorn
Incredibly strange-looking cloud appears over Toronto 0
- From Around the Web, UFO News
- March 5, 2019
While on a highway in Toronto, this driver spotted a bizarrely beautiful cloud hovering over the city. What do you think it looks like?

By David Aragorn
Chernobyl: The end of a three-decade experiment 0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- March 4, 2019
Since the explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in 1986, an area of more than 4,000 square kilometres has been abandoned. That could be about to change, as Victoria Gill discovered during a week-long trip to the exclusion zone.

By David Aragorn
Mars Rover Resumes Science Mission After Computer Glitch 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 2, 2019
It’s a massive undertaking to get a rover to the surface of Mars, so NASA designs its robots to last for at least a couple of months. Luckily, most of them operate for much longer. Opportunity was recently declared lost after 15 years on the red planet. Curiosity is still going strong after more than

By David Aragorn
3 explanations for ‘Oumuamua that aren’t alien spaceships 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 2, 2019
Possibilities for the interstellar object include a fluffy fractal and a comet skeleton

By David Aragorn