Derinkuyu Underground City

In Derinkuyu Turkey there is an underground city with 11 levels. It's able to hold 30-50 THOUSAND people. It has a wine cellar and stables for livestock. Each level has a huge rock circular door that can be shut from the inside to keep people out. It also has an air vent and pluming.

They say it was built/ dug in the 6th or 7th century BC. Thats a long time ago!

Ruins in Dunwich and Clare given £400,000 for restoration

Two Suffolk landmarks are to benefit from restoration projects after receiving grants worth £400,000.

English Heritage has awarded £186,000 to the medieval ruins of Greyfriars monastery in Dunwich and £102,000 to the remains of Clare Castle.

Suffolk County Council is giving £112,000 to the projects.

Antarctica

In timp ce unii cercetatori sunt preocupati de studierea altor planete, apropiate de sistemul nostru solar, altii sunt interesati sa afle ce enigme ascunde Antarctica.  Antarctica este regiunea polara din continentul Antarctida si portiunile sudice din oceanele limitrofe, fiind înconjurata de Oceanul Antarctic. Cu o suprafata de 14 milioane kilometri patrati, este considerata al cincilea continent, ca marime, dupa Asia, Africa, America de Nord si America de Sud. Circa 98% din suprafata Antarcticii este acoperita cu gheata a carei grosime, în medie, masoara 1,6 km.

Spiral Galaxy Photo Sheds New Light on Recent Star Explosion

A new, extremely deep photo of the site of a supernova explosion that was observed in 1957 has revealed X-rays emanating from the source.

The photo, taken by NASA's Chandra X-Ray space telescope, is the first to spot X-ray light coming from the remains of the dead star that sparked the explosion, and indicates that the supernova likely transformed the star into a pulsar.

Pulsars are super-dense, fast-rotating objects that have been compressed so tightly they are composed only of neutrons.

The mission of NASA’s latest Mars rover, Curiosity

In the wee hours of Monday, Eastern Daylight Time, a NASA rover named Curiosity should, if all goes according to plan, land on Mars after a more than eight-month-journey.

While Curiosity is not the first Mars rover, it is much bigger than its predecessors, Spirit and Opportunity. That is mostly due to the fact that its scientific instruments are much bigger — altogether they weigh 165 pounds, as opposed to 11 pounds on Spirit and Opportunity.

Ancient Coin Found Near Jerusalem Depicts Samson Fighting The Lion

“And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child grew, and the LORD blessed him.” Judges 13:24

A tiny seal has been uncovered that could be the first archaeological evidence of Samson, the Biblical slayer of Philistines. Archaeologists discovered the ancient artifact while excavating the tell of Beit Shemesh in the Judaean Hills near Jerusalem, Israel.

It appears to depict the Old Testament story of Samson, whose might was undone by his lust for the temptress Delilah, and his fight with a lion.

Dicționar biblic: Noe

NOE. Ultimul dintre cei zece patriarhi dinainte de potop şi supravieţuitorul potopului A fost fiul lui Lameh, care era de 182 de ani (Pentateuhul Samaritean, 53; LXX, 188) când s-a născut Noe (Geneza 5:28-29; Luca 3:36).

a. Numele

Etimologia numelui noah, este incertă, cu toate că mulţi contemporani o leagă de rădăcina nwh, „a se odihni", în Geneza (5:29) cuvântul este asociat cu verbul nhm (tradus „mângăiere" în VA şi VR; „a aduce mângăiere" în VSR), cu care se pare că este înrudit şi din punct de vedere etimologic; cu toate că lucrul acesta nu este cerut în mod obligatoriu de text. Elementul nhm apare în numele personale amorite şi în numele Nahmizuli care apare într-un fragment despre Hur din Epopeea lui Ghilgameş , găsită la Bogazkoy, capitala hitită din Asia Mică. În LXX, numele apare Noe, formă în care apare şi în NT.

Galaxia Sombrero

Galaxia Sombrero (M104) este un obiect cu adevarat remarcabil, cu a sa proeminenta stralucitoare sectionata de un disc gros de praf. In taramul galaxiilor, forma sa deosebita este un adevarat simbol. Galaxia Sombrero este o galaxie luminoasa cu adevarat masiva, masa ei fiind echivalenta cu masa a 800 de miliarde de sori. 

Daca aceasta galaxie ar fi situata in clusterul Virgo, ea ar fi cel de-al treilea cel mai stralucitor membru. Faptul ca aceasta galaxie este pozitionata cu muchia spre noi i-a ajutat pe astronomi sa inteleaga organizarea materiei in galaxiile spirala.

Geophysics Society to Bestow Highest Honor on Professor

George McMechan, the Ida M. Green Professor of Geosciences at UT Dallas, has been selected to receive the Maurice Ewing Medal from the Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG), the highest honor given by the international organization.

The award recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to the advancement of the science and profession of exploration geophysics. McMechan will receive the award at the society’s annual meeting in November.

McMechan credited his professional success and research breakthroughs in part to the innovations and efforts of his collaborators and UT Dallas geophysics graduate students, as well as to 30 years of continuing support from corporate sponsors.

Civilizatii care au disparut misterios in istorie

Numeroase civilizatii din istorie au disparut in circumstante misterioase, pe care oamenii de stiinta nu le-au putut descifra nici pana astazi. Astfel, dintre societatile pierdute in negura vremii enumeram: civilizatiile Maya, a Vaii Indusului sau cea din Insula Pastelui.

Exista dovezi istorice din urma cu sute de ani ale exploratorilor, care au descoperit temple uriase in jungle sau locuri pline de comori, unde altadata se inaltau mari palate, potrivit io9.