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Thursday, October 29, 2026 · UAP · Space · Ancient
AM EDITION
Thursday Listening Post
Space is silent to our ears, but telescope data can be turned into sound. Three short listens for tonight, all from NASA and its observatories:
The Golden Record was made for listeners who might never come. If someone did send a record our way, would we know how to play it?
Tomorrow: come back for the next one.
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A NASA telescope in early development should be able to detect light bouncing off the surface of oceans on alien planets, vital information in the hunt for alien life. The Habitable Worlds Observatory ...
Two fell ponies have joined a herd to trample dominant vegetation to try and help delicate flowers thrive. Annabel Rushton, site manager of RSPB Wild Haweswater, said the native Cumbrian fell breed ...
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By Chris McMullen Published October 20, 2026 The right apps can take a lot of the work out of stargazing, but they can also stop your eyes from adjusting to the dark. Here's how to use them without ...
See Saturn at opposition, catch the Orionid meteor shower, and watch the Moon pass close to the Pleiades, also known as the Seven Sisters. Saturn takes center stage, a meteor shower lights up the sky, ...
I’ll cut to the chase: Whalefall, a film about a diver who gets swallowed by a sperm whale and has only an hour to escape, is fantastic when it focuses on that very scenario. But every scene not set ...
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Lying beyond Pluto, 2026 ED138 could be as large as 1,500 kilometers in diameter. Astronomers are still working to confirm whether it meets the criteria for a dwarf planet.
Learn about 2026 ED138, a new dwarf planet candidate that may be one of the largest and brightest objects discovered beyond Pluto's orbit.
Move aside, Pluto, scientists have identified another possible dwarf planet in our solar system. Astronomers using the NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile have spotted a large object in the ...
After reading about the 7,000-year-old burial found during school construction in Germany, discover nine of the world’s oldest human-made structures and the histories behind them. Then, learn about ...
Space
In this Picture of the Month from the NASA/ESA James Webb Space Telescope, we visit a turbulent cauldron of star formation to see what is brewing inside dense clumps of gas.
NASA Image of the Day · Oct 28
Original headline: Webb Sees Turbulent Star NurseryRead the source →Ancient
A 10,000-year-old stone bowl found in present-day southeastern Turkey may show one of the earliest depictions of dancing. The carving, discovered at the prehistoric settlement of Nevalı Çori, features two human figures with raised arms surrounding a mysterious third figure. Researchers have offered several explanations for the scene, including dancing, childbirth, and ritual activities.
GreekReporter.com · Oct 27
Original headline: 10,000-Year-Old Stone Bowl Found in Turkey May Depict One of the Earliest Dance ScenesRead the source →Space
Virgin Galactic has officially unveiled its first "Delta-class" space plane, and announced the results of the worldwide vote to choose its name.
Space.com · Oct 28
Original headline: Meet Apeiron, Virgin Galactic's 1st 'Delta-class' space planeRead the source →Space
The Flight Dynamics Facility provides tracking data on spacecraft including the Orion crew capsule and the Roman Space Telescope.
NASA Science · Oct 28
Original headline: Episode 185: NASA’s Flight Dynamics FacilityRead the source →A · Space.com
The powerful Vera Rubin Observatory has spotted what seems to be a dwarf planet circling the sun in the frigid depths beyond Neptune. The icy object, known as 2026 ED138, is likely between 600 and 1500 kilometers (373 to 972 miles) wide, scientists say. It's therefore probably big enough to be sculpted into a sphere by its own gravity — a key characteristic that separates dwarf planets from asteroids and other small space rocks.
Space.com · Mike Wall · Oct 28
Read the source →B · Archaeology Magazine (AIA)
The Oman Observer reports that burial chambers containing human remains and pottery have been excavated in northwestern Oman by archaeologists from Oman’s Department of Heritage and Tourism. The burials have been dated to the third millennium B.C. and attributed to Mesopotamia’s Jemdet Nasr civilization. Walid bin Hamad al Ghafri of the Department of Heritage and Tourism said that the excavation uncovered many beads, in addition to bronze arrowheads, axes, and daggers.
Archaeology Magazine (AIA) · Jessica Esther Saraceni · Oct 28
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Space.com: The powerful Vera Rubin Observatory has spotted what seems to be a dwarf planet circling the sun in the frigid depths beyond Neptune. Archaeology Magazine (AIA): The Oman Observer reports that burial chambers containing human remains and pottery have been excavated in northwestern Oman by archaeologists from Oman’s Department of Heritage and Tourism.
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