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Astronaut spots Mount Vesuvius from space | Space photo of the day for June 8, 2026
Astronaut spots Mount Vesuvius from space | Space photo of the day for June 8, 2026 "From orbit, volcanoes are some of the most beautiful natural sights." French astronaut Sophie Adenot captured the view of a lifetime in a new image of Mount Vesuvius, as seen from aboard the International Space Station. Adenot, an astronaut with the European Space Agency, is currently part of SpaceX's Crew-12 mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS) alongside NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack...
Pompeii victim ID'd as a likely doctor
Archaeologists used a combination of advanced CT scans and 3D digital reconstruction to identify one of the Pompeii victims who died in 79 CE during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius as most likely having been a Roman doctor, according to an announcement by the Pompeii Archaeological Park. As previously reported, the eruption of Mount Vesuvius released thermal energy roughly equivalent to 100,000 times the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of World War II, spewing molten...
Pompeii excavations reveal equid skeleton at House of the Chaste Lovers
The remains of an equid were discovered in a bakery area of Pompeii's House of the Chaste Lovers complex, offering new insights into the role of working animals in Roman daily life and during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. An equid skeleton has been uncovered during archaeological excavations in a bakery area of Pompeii's House of the Chaste Lovers complex. The Insula of the Chaste Lovers is one of the most important excavation sites in Pompeii because it preserves an entire...
Magnitude 6.2 earthquake shakes southern Italy
The strong tremor was felt across much of southern Italy, with its epicentre offshore. According to Italy's INGV, the area is prone to frequent deep seismic activity and has previously recorded quakes above magnitude 5. A strong earthquake tremor was felt across much of southern Italy shortly after midnight on 2 June.
Mount Etna eruptions reveal carbon dioxide and water can trigger separate explosive paths
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'Animals were imprisoned in jails where humans were incarcerated': The bizarre trials of the Late Middle Ages — and surprising lack of criminal cats
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