earth mystery news

The Giant Footprint of Pingyan: Giant Made or Man Made?0
- Ancient Archeology, Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- July 1, 2017
Stories and tales about gigantic beings inhabiting the Earth occur in almost all ancient cultures and civilizations.

By David Aragorn
The Crumbling Ancient Texts That May Hold Life-Saving Cures 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- July 1, 2017
Seven hundred years ago, Timbuktu was a dream destination for scholars, traders, and religious men. At the southern edge of the Sahara desert in what is now Mali, travelers from Europe, sub-Saharan Africa, Egypt, and Morocco met in the bygone metropolis to exchange gold, salt, and ideas. According to a description of Timbuktu in 1526 by the diplomat Leo Africanus, “more profit is to be made there from the sale of books than from any other branch of trade.”

By David Aragorn
New branch in family tree of exoplanets discovered 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 1, 2017
Since the mid-1990s, when the first planet around another sun-like star was discovered, astronomers have been amassing what is now a large collection of exoplanets—nearly 3,500 have been confirmed so far.

By David Aragorn
UFO files reveal Cold War spy plane crew’s horror as mysterious craft ‘covered in 20 flashing lights’ closed in at 35,000ft 0
- From Around the Web, UFO News
- June 30, 2017
Ministry of Defence dossier reveals a terrifying UFO encounter that took place 35,000 feet above the Mediterranean

By David Aragorn
Is the Universe Conscious?0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 30, 2017
Some of the world’s most renowned scientists are questioning whether the cosmos has an inner life similar to our own.

By David Aragorn
NASA Is Figuring Out How to Use AI to Build Autonomous Space Probes 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology, Space
- June 30, 2017
Who needs humans?

By David Aragorn
Super-Earths 10 Times More Massive than Earth –“Magnetic Fields Could Allow Them to Harbor Life”0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 30, 2017
With the discovery of thousands of planets beyond the solar system, scientists are eager to learn if rocky “super-Earths,” up to 10 times more massive than Earth, might also be able to harbor life.

By David Aragorn
Giant ‘Mirror’ Planets Found in First-of-Its-Kind Experiment 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 30, 2017
If confirmed, the shiny new worlds may help astronomers better understand how strange planets known as hot Jupiters are created.

By David Aragorn
Roswell: 70th anniversary and alleged new witness 0
- From Around the Web, UFO News
- June 29, 2017
The new book UFOs TODAY – 70 Years of Lies, Misinformation and Government Cover-Ups by Irena Scott PhD contains an amount of controversial and thought provoking information as the title of the book might suggest. If I were a gambling man I would bet on one piece of information in this book being the most controversial within its pages. With it being the 70th anniversary of the Roswell Incident, an event that many claim was the crash of a space vehicle from an ET origin, the news that an alleged new witness emerging might not be that big a surprise.

By David Aragorn
Rare extreme helium star identified by astronomers 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 29, 2017
Astronomers have identified another rare example of an extreme helium star.

By David Aragorn