Could the "Great Silence" be the result of extraterrestrial civilizations dying out before they can make contact, or will they evolve to the point where communication with them is no longer possible?
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Both Hemispheres of 3I/ATLAS Observed Simultaneously by JUICE and Europa Clipper
The Southwest Research Institute-led Ultraviolet Spectrograph (UVS) instruments aboard ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) spacecraft and NASA’s Europa Clipper made unique observations of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS in late 2025. SwRI leads the UVS instruments on both spacecraft, simultaneously imaging both hemispheres of the comet and detecting the comet’s ultraviolet emissions.
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Strange stacked stones spotted on Mars | Space photo of the day for May 21, 2026
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has stumbled across an unusual sight: a stack of rocks on the Martian surface.
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4,000-Year-Old Bronze Age Tree Trunk Coffin to Make Museum Debut
4,000-Year-Old Bronze Age Tree Trunk Coffin to Make Museum Debut
A massive 4,000-year-old Bronze Age coffin, carved from a single oak tree and discovered by chance at a Lincolnshire golf club, has arrived at Lincoln Museum, UK, where it will be displayed to the public for the first time in the new year. The 10-foot coffin, found during routine pond maintenance work in 2018, contains the remains of a high-status individual buried with extraordinary care. Along with it was found an exceptionally rare axe that has astonished archaeologists worldwide, reports the BBC.When workers at Tetney Golf Club near Grimsby, northern England uncovered the ancient burial, they had inadvertently stumbled upon one of Britain's most significant Bronze Age discoveries. The coffin, known as the "Tetney Coffin," is one of only about 65 tree-trunk burials known from Bronze Age Britain. What makes this find particularly remarkable is not just its exceptional preservation, but the wealth of information it provides about Bronze Age burial practices and the ritualistic treatment of elite members of society four millennia ago.Bronze Age Death Rituals Included Curating Rema
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Why Ghosts Haunt England at Christmas but Steer Clear of America
Why Ghosts Haunt England at Christmas but Steer Clear of America
A few years ago, the Downton Abbey Christmas special featured a ouija board which communicated a message from a dead character. American reviewers were extremely puzzled by this incursion of the supernatural, while British reviewers found it unexceptional.
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Roman Forum Found Beneath Barcelona Hotel Rewrites Barcino
Roman Forum Found Beneath Barcelona Hotel Rewrites Barcino
What started as a routine elevator shaft installation in a Barcelona hotel basement has turned into one of the most significant Roman archaeology discoveries in Spain in decades. Excavations beneath the Gran Hotel Barcino in the city's Gothic Quarter have uncovered a monumental stone pavement dating to the founding years of the Roman colony of Barcino – and the find has forced scholars to tear up nearly everything they thought they knew about the layout of ancient Barcelona. The forum, the beating civic heart of Roman urban life, was not where anyone expected it to be.The discovery was announced in late February 2026 by the Barcelona Archaeology Service (ICUB) and has been hailed by city officials and archaeologists alike as a find of extraordinary national and international importance. Both the Catalan government and Barcelona City Council have already confirmed they will update museum displays across the city to reflect the new understanding of Roman Barcino's urban plan.Italica, Spain: Rome's First Settlement in HispaniaEight-Year Roman Bath Excavation in Spain Unveils Ancient Splend