The dawn of the 20th century brought exciting advancements, including the automobile, mechanical flight and wireless messaging that could cross oceans. That led to an optimism about the future best summed up by Thomas Edison, who believed in the next 100 years, “Everything, anything is possible.” Balloonist Leo Stevens and astronomer David Todd thought so, … Read more
This record-breaking rock had losing bidders seeing red. At one of Sotheby’s Geek Week events, hosted at NYC’s own American Museum of Natural History, this Martian meteorite smashed through bidding expectations, which were between $2M to $4M. This meteorite, affectionately dubbed NWA 16788, isn’t just any space rock, though. At a stunning $5.3 million, not … Read more
Southern Greece experienced orange skies as dust clouds from the Sahara Desert, carried by strong southerly winds, covered Athens, including landmarks like the Acropolis. This phenomenon gave the Greek capital a Martian-like appearance during the last hours of daylight on Tuesday, April 23rd 2024. A dust cloud from the Sahara Desert in Africa covers the … Read more