Enlarge / Cosmic rays showering down on Earth’s atmosphere are the basis of a new wireless alternative system to GPS navigation. 2015 Hiroyuki K.M. Tanaka reader comments 54 with GPS is now a mainstay of daily life, helping us with determining locations, navigation, tracking, mapping, and timing across a broad spectrum of applications. But it ..
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Enlarge / Map of the known corridors and rooms inside the Great Pyramid of Giza. Evidence of a secret corridor was detected in 2016 behind the famed chevron blocks on the north face (h). Another mysterious large void (i) was discovered in 2017—a possible hidden chamber. Procureur et al., 2023 reader comments 48 with Share ..
Enlarge / First spotted by astronomers in May 1999, Ryugu is essentially a large collection of loose rubble. reader comments 22 with 19 posters participating Share this story The Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa2 returned to Earth in December 2020 bearing soil samples collected from a nearby asteroid, 162173 Ryugu. Those samples were divided between six scientific ..
Enlarge / Florence’s famed Il Duomo has been plagued by cracks for centuries. Muon imaging could help preservationists figure out how to fix it. (credit: CAHKT/Getty Images) The soaring dome atop the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Flower justly dominates the Florence skyline and has stood for centuries, ever since Filippo Brunelleschi designed it ..