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There are 274 confirmed moons orbiting Saturn.

Published on: March 14, 2025
09:39

Washington, Mar 14 (Prensa Latina) Saturn has 274 moons in its orbit, an investigation confirms after finding 123 natural satellites around the second largest planet in the Solar System. Saturn is full of natural satellites, from Titan, the size of a planet, to small strange objects, astronomers say, based on remote sensing studies.

World’s oldest alphabet discovered in Syria

Published on: November 24, 2024
10:43

Damascus, Nov 24 (Prensa Latina) A team of archaeologists has found finger-long clay cylinders dating from around 2400 BC in the Tel Um Al-Mara area of eastern Aleppo province in northern Syria.

Russian archaeologists discover unique Stone Age artifacts

Published on: August 21, 2024
09:57

Moscow, Aug 21 (Prensa Latina) An archaeological expedition of the State Hermitage Museum successfully excavated stacked Stone Age settlements in the valley of the Serteyka River, in the Smolensk region, TVBrics channel reported.

Five-century-old Mayan hieroglyphs found in Mexico

Published on: August 14, 2024
13:15

Mexico City, Aug 14 (Prensa Latina) Experts at the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) of Mexico are currently investigating a stone tablet depicting Mayan hieroglyphs that seeminngly date back 550 years.

Mayan hieroglyphs five centuries old descovered in Mexico

Published on: August 14, 2024
13:10

Mexico City, Aug 14 (Prensa Latina) Specialists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) of Mexico are analyzing the discovery of a stone tablet with Mayan hieroglyphs more than 550 years old.

Cubans recall discovery of Che’s remains

Published on: June 28, 2024
10:06

Havana, Jun 28 (Prensa Latina) Cubans recall on Friday the 27th anniversary of the discovery of the remains of Cuban-Argentinean guerrilla fighter Ernesto Che Guevara. This event was considered a milestone for Cuban science and a symbol of victory.

Italian archaeologists found rare blue frescoes of ancient sanctuary

Published on: June 9, 2024
09:46

Rome, Jun 9 (Prensa Latina) A team of Italian archaeologists digging in the city of Pompeii, in the southern region of Campania, recently uncovered a stunning sky-blue sacrarium, a space for ritual and conservation of sacred objects.

Italy´s ASI finds rare meteorite fragment containing quasicrystals

Published on: February 12, 2024
13:26

Rome, Feb 12 (Prensa Latina) The Italian Space Agency (ASI) on Monday reported the discovery of a meteorite that contains a rare aluminum-copper alloy as well as quasicrystals in Mount Gariglione, in the southern region of Calabria.

Thai astronomers record discovery of 13 galaxies

Published on: February 2, 2024
10:28

Bangkok, Feb 2 (Prensa Latina) Thai astronomers discovered 13 low-mass galaxies after observing the depths of the universe with the James Webb Space Telescope, the National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (NARIT) reported.

Argentina: Long-necked dinosaur fossils discovered in Patagonia

Published on: January 4, 2024
18:06

Neuquén, Argentina, Jan 4 (Prensa Latina) Paleontologists have discovered a new species of long-necked dinosaur in Patagonia. The fossilized remains suggest that it would have been approximately 30m long and weighed 50 tons. It was as large as a blue whale and one of the largest dinosaurs ever unearthed.

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