Oceanography
The first human-carrying ship to descend to the bottom of the Atacama Trench, 8,000m deep
The high-pressure submarine took two experts to explore the deepest trench in the Eastern Pacific and observe a rich variety of marine life.
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NASA is about to launch the smallest asteroid research ship
The NEA Scout spacecraft with solar sail technology will 'visit' the small asteroid with a bus, less than 18m in diameter.
Space science
Plan to launch spaceship chasing asteroid
Experts plan to launch a ship using solar sail technology as early as 2028 to fly to study the asteroid 'Oumuamua.
Space science
Elon Musk introduces SpaceX's rocket launch tower to Mars
Elon Musk, the founder of the company SpaceX, shared a drone shot of the Starship launch tower that flies to the Moon and Mars.
Space science
Japanese ship brought back to Earth 'dark matter' containing the germ of life?
A type of dark matter that is very dark despite being illuminated by light, porous and has properties similar to clay recently brought back from Ryugu, the celestial bod…
Oceanography
Treasure hunter received a 'bitter end' for not revealing the position of 500 gold coins
A treasure hunter has been jailed for six years for refusing to reveal the whereabouts of 500 gold coins he found in an ancient shipwreck.
Archeology
Discover the ruins of the largest cluster of longhouses in the ancient Nordic village
Archaeologists in Norway have discovered the ruins of a cluster of Nordic longhouses, including one of the largest structures ever found.
Archeology
Israel finds Christian 'Good Shepherd' ring in Roman shipwreck
The Good Shepherd Ring is one of the oldest Christian symbols, found by Israel in a Roman shipwreck along with coins and other artifacts.
Space science
Footage of NASA spacecraft crashing into the Sun
During the August approach, the Parker spacecraft plunged through the Sun's atmosphere, capturing fleeting images of planets such as Mars and Earth.
Space science
Korea wants to land on a 340m wide asteroid
Seizing the opportunity of Apophis to come close to Earth in 2029, experts will launch ships to approach this asteroid, even taking samples to bring back.
Discover science
The terrifying mystery of the 'ghost ship' SS Ourang Medan in the middle of the ocean
After more than 70 years, there is still no official conclusion as to what happened to the SS Ourang Medan. Some people even put forward even more terrifying theories, l…
Space science
China builds a ship to launch missiles at sea
The ship is specially designed to launch rockets into space from the sea surface, which enhances China's satellite launch and booster recovery capabilities.
Environment
The lake can hold up to 2,500 shipwrecks
As one of the most navigable inland waterways in the world, Lake Erie is also known as a shipwreck graveyard in the Five Lakes region.
Science story
The first woman to circumnavigate the world by sea
Jeanne Baret, the botanist, was born in an era when all scientific discovery was almost exclusively male.
Science story
Komsomolet submarine: From Soviet pride to radioactive leak tragedy
The Komsomolets submarine carried Soviet expectations to break all records, but it was this that pushed it over the limit, and then tragedy struck.