Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – January, 793 AD. Over the stormy coast of Northumbria, the night sky above Lindisfarne Priory split open. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle tells us that the heavens did more than flash with winter lightning; they brought something much stranger: "exceptional flashes of lightning, and fiery dragons were seen flying in the air."… read more

Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Vichama is the Inca god of death, vengeance, and fertility, and the son of Inti, the sun god. The name also refers to a significant archaeological site: the Caral city north of Lima, which flourished between 1800 and 1500 BCE. Archaeologists have uncovered 3,800-year-old artifacts there, revealing stories of struggle… read more

How do scientists know the mass of the Universe? Measuring it has traditionally relied on knowing how many stars there are in galaxies, as well as clouds of gas and dust, and associated dark matter. Astronomers generally use the mass of the brightest stars to estimate the mass of an entire galaxy. That means the… read more

NASA's newest eye on the sky, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, has begun its journey to unravel the secrets of dark matter, dark energy and Earthlike planets — months ahead of schedule. Source: www.universetoday.com Read Full Story read more

Physicist Eric Davis has made an extraordinary claim about experiments reportedly carried out in China involving children said to possess unusual psychic abilities. According to Davis, these “gifted” children were allegedly able to move physical objects through sealed containers without opening or damaging them. The objects reportedly included mechanical watches, insects, pieces of paper and… read more

SpaceX has confirmed that second stage fueling is now underway for the Falcon Heavy rocket, carrying NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope spacecraft from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The post NASA Roman Space Telescope: Second Stage Fueling at 6:51 a.m. EDT appeared first on NASA Science. Source: science.nasa.gov Read Full Story read more

SpaceX confirms that liquid oxygen, or LOX, loading is now underway for Falcon Heavy’s second stage. All the major propulsion elements of the rocket carrying NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope spacecraft are now in propellant-loading operations at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The post NASA Roman Space Telescope: Second Stage LOX Loading at… read more

On Aug. 29, 1965, two NASA astronauts returned to Earth after spending eight days in space on the record-setting Gemini 5 mission, setting the stage for longer trips to the moon. Source: www.space.com Read Full Story read more

Due to an ongoing commercial spacecraft attitude control issue, NASA and Katalyst Space announced Wednesday the LINK spacecraft will attempt to conduct rendezvous and proximity operations with NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory to demonstrate key capabilities for the future of space exploration. Source: www.universetoday.com Read Full Story read more

In our fifth installment, we explore the most exotic proposals for interstellar travel, including the Alcubierre Warp Metric, wormhole travel, the Halo Drive, and other truly advanced concepts. Source: www.universetoday.com Read Full Story read more

NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory has resumed operating two of its three science instruments, following the scaling back of a commercial mission that would have boosted Swift to a higher orbital altitude. That mission is now focused on demonstrating rendezvous technologies for in-space servicing. The Swift team turned on the mission’s Ultraviolet/Optical and X-ray telescopes… read more

On Aug. 28, 1993, NASA's Galileo spacecraft flew by the asteroid Ida on its way to Jupiter. Here's why it mattered. Source: www.space.com Read Full Story read more