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A golf ball ‘lost’ by Alan Shepard on the Moon that he claimed travelled ‘miles and miles’ has been found in newly restored images — and it only travelled 40 yards. On February 6, 1971, the Apollo 14 mission commander hit two golf balls across the lunar surface as one of the final acts of … Read more
One small swing for man! Alan Shepard’s ‘lost’ golf ball is discovered on the moon 50 YEARS on — but it only travelled 40 yards and not ‘miles and miles’ as he claimed Commander Shepard visited the lunar surface during the Apollo 14 mission Nearing the end of his moon walk, he hit two golf … Read more
Early excavations at the proposed site of a road tunnel underneath Stonehenge have revealed a host of priceless archaeological artefacts. Wessex Archaeology is leading hundreds of trial digs around the site to ensure the construction work, due to start in 2023, does not destroy any archaeological items. Early discoveries include various graves dating back to … Read more
Einsteinium, the elusive 99th element on the periodic table, has been created and captured, allowing some of its properties to be characterised for the first time. Not naturally occurring on Earth, the so-called ‘synthetic element’ was first discovered among the debris of the first-ever hydrogen bomb back in 1952. Since then, very few experiments have ever been … Read more
Treasure hunters target Welsh beach where girl, four, discovered 215million-year-old dinosaur footprint as vandals armed with sledgehammers and crowbars try to remove rocks Lily Wilder found the dinosaur footprint on a beach at Bendricks Bay near Barry Armed vandals have since descended on the beach to get a glimpse of her find Environmentalists said ‘several people’ … Read more
An Anglo-Saxon burial ground has been discovered on a plot of land earmarked to become University of Cambridge accommodation. Excavations at the site revealed more than 60 graves which date back to a similar period as the famed Sutton Hoo site, around 400-650AD. Many of the newly-discovered burials contain grave goods such as bronze brooches, … Read more
Vast halo of dark matter around a dwarf galaxy 163,000 light years from Earth is said to be five times larger than previously estimated Experts spotted stars orbiting an ancient galaxy, but are far from the center This suggests that dark matter is located in the area and holding stars in place Scientists say this … Read more
Dino-mite find! Girl, four, finds 215million-year-old dinosaur footprint during family walk on the beach Lilly Wilder found the ‘perfectly preserved’ print on a beach in Llandough, Wales Experts called it ‘the finest impression’ of a print of its type found in a decade 215-million-year-old rock fossil was made by a creature unknown to science By … Read more
Rare 20-million-year-old petrified tree measuring 62 feet tall is discovered in Greece with branches and roots still intact and was preserved by an ancient volcanic eruption A 62-foot petrified tree was discovered during roadwork in western Lesbos It’s the first tree fossil in the region to still have branches in good condition The orientation of … Read more
Around 250,000 Jews were killed at the Sobibor Nazi death camp, located in Poland, and an excavation of the site reveals at least four children also died there during the Holocaust. Archaeologists working at the now closed camp uncovered four metal ID tags belonging to children ages five to 12, engraved with names, dates of … Read more