The world’s largest 3D-printed neighborhood is almost finished. Wolf Ranch, situated by the San Gabriel River in Georgetown, Texas, is a groundbreaking community featuring homes built entirely with 3D-printing technology. Launched in 2022, the Wolf Ranch project set out to build 100 new homes. Fast forward two years, and the development is nearing completion, with […]
On March 13, 1781, Uranus, the seventh planet in our solar system, was discovered by chance. William Herschel, a self-taught British-German astronomer, discovered the planet while observing through his telescope. Herschel’s passion for astronomy ignited when he was 34 years old, transitioning from a successful career as a composer and musician. Historically, telescope options were […]
During a construction project in Germany’s Black Forest, over 1,500 medieval silver coins were discovered. Workers installing pipes near a swimming pool in Glitterball came across what looked like “tiny metal plates.” The Stuttgart Regional Council reports that this discovery provides valuable insights into the mining and coin minting practices of the region from 650 […]
Throughout the solar system, remnants of past space missions can be found, including those from Apollo 17 in 1972, the final manned lunar landing to date. As NASA and other space agencies prepare for a return to the moon later this decade, researchers from the Kansas Geological Survey at the University of Kansas are introducing […]
On August 6, a Chinese rocket lifted off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, marking the deployment of the initial 18 satellites for Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology’s Qianfan (Thousand Sails) broadband network. The planned mega constellation will eventually feature up to 1,296 satellites, with future expansion aiming to accommodate as many as 14,000 spacecraft. The […]
Researchers have successfully extracted the deepest rock sample ever from the Earth’s mantle, drilling 0.7 miles beneath the sea floor at an underwater mountain on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. This location, rich with hydrothermal vents, represents a crucial area where the oceanic crust is being formed and spread apart. Previous attempts to drill into mantle rocks […]
A mysterious substance has been discovered inside an 18th-century bronze cannon that saw action during the Battle of the Alamo. A dedicated team of experts, led by specialists from Texas A&M University’s anthropology department, has been working tirelessly to extract and analyze the material as part of a preservation project. The team suspected that the […]
In 1911, Madeleine Force, a prominent socialite, became engaged to John Jacob Astor IV, one of the wealthiest men in America. Their engagement created a major stir in the media. At just 18 years old, Madeleine was significantly younger than the 47-year-old Astor, who also had a son only a year older than his future […]
Sapphires, much like other valuable gemstones, form deep within the Earth’s crust. Until recently, scientists have struggled to fully understand the specific processes that create these dazzling blue crystals. A recent investigation by Heidelberg University researchers has explore the formation of sapphires in volcanic areas, providing fresh insights into their origins. Sapphires primarily consist of […]
For millennia, humans have been creating maps. The earliest maps depicted constellations and were either painted on cave walls or etched into stone. As exploration and travel expanded, the development of geographical maps began to take shape. The Imago Mundi, also referred to as the Babylonian Map of the World, is the earliest known world […]
