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WWII Plane Found Under Beach

65 years after crash, plane uncovered on Welsh coast

Nov 15, 07 8:05 AM CST
(Newser) - Sixty-five years after its crash landing, a World War II fighter plane has emerged from under the sand on the Welsh coast. The American P-38 "Lightning" fighter, which made an emergency "belly landing" in shallow water after it ran out of fuel, was buried in the sand, with... More »

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history • World War II • Lockheed Martin • P 38 • Fred Elliott • discovery

Americas' Oldest Temple Found

Archaeologists announce unearthing of one of the Americas' oldest temples

Nov 11, 07 1:18 PM CST
(Newser) - Adding to the list of Peruvian treasures, archaeologists yesterday announced the discovery of a 4,000-year-old temple used to worship fire—rife with remarkably well-preserved murals that are possibly the oldest in the Americas. “What’s surprising are the construction methods, the architectural design,” said the lead archaeologist. More »

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Peru • Machu Picchu • Ventarron • Sipan • discovery

Ancient Israeli Tunnel Found

Israeli archaeologists uncover tunnel Jews used to escape ancient Romans

Sep 11, 07 2:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - While searching for the ancient main road of Jerusalem, Israeli archaeologists stumbled upon a 2,000-year-old tunnel that residents used to escape Roman invaders destroying the Second Temple. The tunnel was originally used to drain rain water and prevent flooding, and its discovery is doubly significant, the AP reports, because... More »

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Israel • Jews • Jerusalem • Rome • Second Temple • Romans • Near East • Kidron River • Dead Sea • tunnel • channel • discovery

Remains of Russian Royals Found

Archaeologists to assist in probe of royal family's deaths

Aug 24, 07 3:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Russian archaeologists say they’ve unearthed remains belonging to two children of Nicholas II, the Russian czar executed along with the rest of his family almost 90 years ago. The discovery of Alexei and Maria Romanov may help prove the authenticity of remains found in 1991 that are believed to... More »

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Russia • communism • archaeology • DNA • St. Petersburg • Nicholas II • Alexandra Fyodorovna • Bolshevik Revolution • Romanov • czar • Alexei Romanov • Maria Romanov • discovery

Largest Planet Ever Discovered

Huge, lightweight discovery puzzles scientists

Aug 7, 07 1:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Forget Jupiter. Scientists have discovered the largest planet out there—a "puffy" space mass almost twice the size of our solar system's gas giant. But the find is posing more questions than answers, Space.com reports: TrES-4’s mass is large but its density is about the same as... More »

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astronomy • planet • space • exoplanet • Lowell Observatory • Georgi Mandushev • discovery

Planet with Water Discovered

HD 189733b holds superheated water vapor but is too hot for aliens

Jul 11, 07 3:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - Astronomers located the first planet beyond our solar system that hosts water—a giant gas ball bigger than Jupiter and named HD 189733b. Its sizzling climate, which can reach upwards of 3,600 degrees, renders it uninhabitable to any extraterrestrials, but the discovery shows that water is more common in... More »

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NASA • water • European Space Agency • planet • space • extraterrestrial life • Spitzer orbiting telescope • wobble • light • aliens • HD189733b • Vulpecula the Fox • Jupiter • discovery

Scientists Find Cold Dwarf Star

Failed star has temperature a tenth of the sun's

Jun 5, 07 8:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Scientists are over the moon with the discovery of a cold brown dwarf in the Cetus constellation. The star-like body, spotted by a British team using the UKIRT telescope in Hawaii, is the coldest of its kind ever seen, the BBC reports, tipping thermometers at just 800 degrees F, a... More »

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space exploration • planet • space • dwarf star • telescope • star • Cetus • discovery

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