Smithsonian Magazine1 day agoAmid Its Volcanic Eruption, Pompeii Was Also Rocked by an Earthquake, Study SuggestsSmithsonian Magazine - Will SullivanWhen disaster struck Pompeii in 79 C.E., people didn’t die from just the infamous volcanic eruption—some perished in an earthquake at the same time. …
Smithsonian Magazine1 day agoNASA Cancels VIPER Moon Mission After Spending $450 Million to Build a RoverSmithsonian Magazine - Margherita BassiAfter spending about $450 million to build a rover destined to search for lunar ice, NASA announced it will cancel the program. Amid budget concerns, …
Smithsonian Magazine1 day agoResearchers Unearth Mysterious Structure Beneath Maya Ball CourtSmithsonian Magazine - Sonja AndersonResearchers have found a mysterious ancient structure beneath a Maya ball court in Mexico. Located in the state of Campeche, these ruins are among …
Smithsonian Magazine1 day agoBlack Sailors Exonerated 80 Years After Deadly World War II DisasterSmithsonian Magazine - Sarah KutaEighty years after a deadly explosion rocked a California port, the U.S. Navy has exonerated the Black sailors who were unjustly tried and convicted …
Smithsonian Magazine1 day agoWas This Giant, Armadillo-Like Animal Butchered by Humans in Argentina 21,000 Years Ago?Smithsonian Magazine - Rudy MolinekFor more than 30 million years, giant relatives of the modern armadillo, known as glyptodonts, roamed the Americas, before going extinct at the end …
Smithsonian Magazine1 day agoAstronomers Propose New Criteria to Classify Planets, but Pluto Still Doesn't Make the CutSmithsonian Magazine - Margherita BassiNearly two decades after Pluto got kicked out of the planet club, astronomers are proposing an updated way to define “planet” based on more …
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