Hubble Detects Start of New Saturn Ring Spoke Season
Saturn is known for its iconic, pristine rings. However, the main B ring can have splotches and streaks of darker or lighter material, known as spokes, that may be tied…
Severe Multi-Year Drought Caused Collapse of Hittite Empire: Study
The Hittites were one of the great powers in the ancient world across almost five centuries, between 1650 and 1200 BCE, with an empire centered in Anatolia — a region…
Charon’s Freezing Ocean Produced Huge Canyons on Its Surface, Modeling Study Suggests
When ocean-bearing moons begin to cool down, their oceans can freeze. As new ice accretes to the bottom of the existing ice shell, the added volume of the ice can…
Neanderthal Diet Included Crab Meat, Archaeologists Say
Archaeologists have unearthed a rich assemblage of human-accumulated terrestrial and marine faunal remains, including those of several crab species, in Gruta da Figueira Brava, a cave in Portugal that was…
Mimas Has an Expanding, Young Ocean, New Research Suggests
Mimas, a small moon of Saturn, is heavily cratered and lacks the typical characteristics of an ocean-bearing moon, such as the active surface of Enceladus. However, measurements of Mimas, made…
Humans Will Likely Not Have Ability to Visit Nearby Exoplanets Anytime Soon, Expert Says
Astronomers recently announced the discovery of TOI-700e, a habitable-zone, Earth-sized planet some 102 light-years away in the southern constellation of Dorado. Could this new discovery lead to humans one day…
10,500-Year-Old Settlement of Hunter-Gatherers Unearthed in Britain
Archaeologists excavating near Scarborough in North Yorkshire, Britain, have uncovered the remains of a small settlement — including bone, antler and stone tools and weapons, the bones of animals, and…
Researchers Find Five New Meteorites in Antarctica
A team of meteorite hunters from Belgium and the United States has found five new Antarctic meteorites, including one that weighs 7.6 kg. The 7.6-kg meteorite found in Antarctica. Image…
Scientists Find Various Organic Compounds in Martian Meteorite
An international team of researchers has detected abundant polyaromatic compounds, organic magnesium compounds, aliphatic branched carboxylic acids, aldehydes, and olefins in the Tissint meteorite, which landed near the city of…
1,000-Year-Old Viking Hall Unearthed in Denmark
Archaeologists from Nordjyske Museer have unearthed the remains of a Viking-age structure near the village of Hune in Denmark. The 1,000-year-old remains of the Viking hall near Hune, Denmark. Image…