Archive for June 1st, 2024

Oops! Vulcan No Longer a Planet

The Death of VulcanFew stories capture the interplay between science and culture as vividly as that of HD 26965 b, initially identified as a potential exoplanet in 2018.It orbits the star 40 Eridani A, which is also th...

https://www.neatorama.com/2024/06/01/Oops-Vulcan-No-Longer-a-Planet/

On the Trail of the Mount Everest Courier

You most likely know the story of Pheidippides, the Greek courier who ran all the way from Marathon to Athens to deliver the news of the Greek victory in that battle, and fell down dead as soon as he delivered the messag...

https://www.neatorama.com/2024/06/01/On-the-Trail-of-the-Mount-Everest-Courier/

The Price of Survival at 11,710 Feet

Weird History tackles the subject of that Uruguayan rugby team that was stranded in the Andes in 1972. Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 from Montevideo, Uruguay, to Santiago, Chile, crashed into a mountain in Argentina at...

https://www.neatorama.com/2024/06/01/The-Price-of-Survival-at-11710-Feet/
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