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Neil Armstrong’s boot print and other artifacts left on the moon are now protected by US law

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A new law has become the first to protect human artifacts in outer space.  The ‘One Small Step to Protect Human Heritage in Space Act’ prevents companies that do business with NASA from disturbing historic traces of previous missions to the moon. Designed to ‘protect and preserve the historic and scientific value of U.S. government … Read more

New artifacts discovered from doomed HMS Erebus arctic expedition in 1845 that left 128 men dead

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A new collection of artifacts have been pulled from the wreckage of the HMS Erebus, an English ship that became trapped by sea ice in the Canadian Arctic in 1846, leaving its 128-person crew to die under still mysterious circumstances. The artifacts were retrieved by a team of divers from Parks Canada’s underwater archaeology team, … Read more