Author: Daniel Tom

A team of archaeologists excavating in Aleria-Lamajone (Corsica), France has ᴜпeагtһed a magnificent Etruscan underground Ьᴜгіаɩ and an ancient Roman necropolis. As explained previously on AncientPages.com, “about 3000 years ago, a mуѕteгіoᴜѕ рeoрɩe called the Etruscans, settled in a region of Central Italy known as Etruria. They were one of the most powerful civilizations in…

The planet, known as “b Pictoris c,” is located roughly 63 light-years from Earth in the Beta Pictoris system. Using the additional brightness and dynamic mass data obtained from imaging it, they are aiming to narrow down how it arose. Scientists discovered the planet’s existence by observing the impact it had on the orbit of…

Laurent Simons, a kid from the Belgian coastal town of Ostend, has just graduated from the University of Antwerp with a bachelor’s degree in physics, making him the world’s second-youngest graduate. Eleven-year-old Simons only took a year to complete his bachelor’s degree, which usually takes at least three years. In a conversation with the Dutch…

In ancient Egypt, some garments differentiated the social classes of those who wore them. They also carried a series of meanings depending on the type of clothing and the person who wore it. The powerful priestly class in charge of the Egyptian temples used animal skins to cover themselves; they believed that the strength of…

The A400 was never intended for verticle capability. It was designed to have short field takeoff and landing. It is a very capable aircraft.   JATO has not been used on US C130 aircraft since the H model C130 was introduced in 1974. The H model -15 engines create the same power as the E…

HIGH SPEED MANEUVERS! US Nimitz-class SUPERCARRIER Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) engages in a series of EXTREME RUDDER TESTS during recent sea trials! Many thanks for watching  

NASA just released a 4K video tour of Earth’s moon that will make you drop your jaw.   NASA just released a 4K video tour of Earth’s moon that will make you drop your jaw. NASA just released a 4k video that will make you gasp. It shows the surface of the moon in close-up…

Earth-like worlds with similar land-to-ocean ratios to our planet’s may be exceedingly rare.   According to a new study, Earth-like planets with about 30% of their surface covered by exposed continental land may make up only 1% of rocky worlds in stars’ habitable zones, the areas around stars where liquid water can exist on a…

Yesterday under a beautiful sunny Minnesota sky, the Dakota Territory Air Museum’s P-47D Thunderbolt 42-27609 performed its first engine run under the experience supervision of experienced warbird pilot Bernie Vasquez. As our reader would know the aircraft is being restored by AirCorps Aviation in Bemidji, Minnesota. This is a very important milestone and for the…

The James Webb Space Telescope captured an image of a faraway star surrounded by crisp, circular ripples earlier this year. The image was quickly dubbed « bonkers » by scientists, who speculated that it may represent an alien-created superstructure spanning many light years across. Even astronomers were perplexed by the bizarre concentric geometric circles. Is this newest…