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Mysterious 'witches marks' discovered in ancient cave

7 years 7 months ago
The oldest cave art in England was created during the last Ice Age, when our ancient ancestors drew images of birds, mammals and other creatures to describe the world around them. Now, newly discovered images tell an entirely different story – witches' marks.
Chris Ciaccia

Solar flare '10 billion times more powerful' than Earth's Sun blasted out of Orion's sword

7 years 7 months ago
In November 2016, astronomers watched a young star some 1,500 light-years away from Earth belch out an explosion of plasma and radiation that was roughly 10 billion times more powerful than any flare ever seen leaving Earth's sun. This sudden stellar eruption may be the most luminous known flare ever released by a young star — and it could help scientists better understand the still-murky process of star formation.

NASA’s new grand space race plan

7 years 7 months ago
“Our wish is to fly this year,” NASA official Thomas Zurbuchen said at the surprise announcement of a new Moon mission overnight. “We want to incentive speed … We want to start taking shots on goal.”
Jamie Seidel
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