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- Published: Thursday, May 07 2015 03:22
Sudan's pyramids, nearly as grand as Egypt's, go unvisited
AL-BEGRAWIYA, Sudan (AP) — The small, steep pyramids rising up from the desert hills of northern Sudan resemble those in neighboring Egypt, but unlike the famed pyramids of Giza, the Sudanese site is largely deserted.
The pyramids at Meroe, some 200 kilometers (125 miles) north of Sudan's capital, Khartoum, are rarely visited despite being a UNESCO World Heritage site like those in Egypt
Strange cloud plumes in Martian atmosphere puzzles scientists
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- Published: Wednesday, February 18 2015 07:03
cnet.com - Is our understanding of the Martian atmosphere completely wrong? Long fingerlike tendrils poked out from the part of the Red Planet known as the "Martian limb" and astronomers are scratching their heads over the cause.
Scientist Sees Possible Signs Of Ancient Life On Mars In Rover Photos
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- Published: Monday, January 26 2015 04:24
Huffington Post - Evidence that Mars once harbored alien life continues to mount.
Just weeks after NASA's Curiosity rover detected spikes of methane in the Martian atmosphere--possible evidence of biological activity--a prominent geobiologist says she sees possible signs of past life in photos of the Martian landscape taken by the rover.
Beagle 2 found 12 years after disappearing on Mars
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- Published: Sunday, January 18 2015 04:55
theverge.com - The Beagle 2 Mars lander, lost more than a decade ago after its launch by the European Space Agency (ESA), has been spotted on the surface of the red planet. New images from the HiRise camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) show that the coffee-table sized lander — which was designed to unfold "like a giant fob watch" — made it safely to the surface of the planet, but did not fully deploy.
Archeologists discover mythical Tomb of Osiris in Egypt
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- Published: Monday, January 05 2015 02:06
SPLOID - Archeologists have discovered an ancient tomb modeled after the mythical Tomb of Osiris as described by Egyptian lore in the necropolis of Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, on the West Bank at Thebes. The complex includes a shaft that connects to multiple chambers, including one with demons holding knives.
Tacoma professor tackles mystery of ancient, Antikythera device
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- Published: Friday, January 02 2015 05:12
Seattle Times - The shoebox-sized chunk of bronze didn’t attract much attention when divers retrieved it from an ancient shipwreck off the Greek island of Antikythera in 1901. Archaeologists on the expedition had their hands full with far more impressive finds, including life-size statues of warriors and horses, delicate glass bowls and scores of ceramic vessels called amphorae.
Monolithomania - The Mars and Phobos Monoliths Revisited
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- Published: Monday, December 01 2014 23:59
CivRadio - Sagan, Kubrick, Aldrin, Oh My! The only thing missing from this story now is Kevin Bacon! What's all the Buzz about!? The Mars and Phobos Monoliths may be old news to some, but for me it was something I hadn't looked into too much until recently. After seeing a bizarre C-SPAN clip featuring Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin talking about a monolith on the moon of Mars, my interest was piqued again.
Marnomalous - Mars Curiosity Rover - Marnomalies Galore
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- Published: Sunday, November 16 2014 19:41
CivRadio - Mars enthusiasts, truth seekers, Youtubers, and news sites alike continue to point out strange anomalies (or "Marnomalies") seen in the raw images sent back by Curiosity's MastCam. People are seeing more than just piles of rocks when viewing these images. The anomalies being highlighted are as diverse as those pointing them out. The list of things people are seeing include ....
The Pharaoh's Pump - How the Great Pyramid was built
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- Published: Tuesday, November 11 2014 07:23
thepump.org - Based on the research of the Pharaoh's Pump Foundation the Great Pyramid was not built using a large ramp. The Great Pyramid was built in a very different manner!
The Original Builders used water locks from the Nile River up to the building site to bring stones on barges up to where the Great Pyramid was built. This system used by the Original Builders is simple but very sophisticated.
Life on Mars oddities: ‘Traffic light’ and perfectly-shaped ball spotted on Red Planet
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- Published: Tuesday, November 11 2014 03:59
rt.com - NASA’s Mars rover, the Curiosity, which has been exploring the planet for over two years, fitted with 17 cameras, sent a picture of something that looks much like Earth's traffic lights.
The mobile robot submits plenty of curious pictures from the surface of Mars, which are on public display. This time it was a space enthusiast from the UK, Joe Smith, running an ArtAlienTV YouTube channel, who spotted a striking resemblance.
Statue of an elongated head identified by NASA in Mars Rover photo
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- Published: Tuesday, November 11 2014 02:12
examiner.com - One of Mars rovers photographed what appears to be a stone statue of an elongated head on the Martian surface which, surprisingly, NASA had identified as an anomaly of interest. In a post released today on UFO Sightings Daily, Scott Waring described the stone anomaly as a “Face on Mars.” NASA had pointed out the apparent head statue along with other stone anomalies with different color arrows.
The Curious Case Of The Cartouche Of Khufu
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- Published: Tuesday, November 04 2014 07:19
CivRadio - The Great Pyramid of Giza has found its way into the center of a recent scandal involving six Egyptians, three German tourists, two Egyptian authority figures, one puzzled author and Partridge in a Pear Tree, or rather a Cartouche in a King's Chamber.
The Egyptian Six (two inspectors of the Supreme Council of Antiquities and four others from the security personnel and a travel agent) have been jailed since February because they allegedly assisted German tourists...
