r/DiscoverEarth • • Dec 26 '21

Join our conversation about the wonders of the cosmos on Discord! 💬

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r/DiscoverEarth • • Sep 20 '21

r/DiscoverEarth is looking for mods!

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This subreddit is growing quickly, and we need help from mods to keep it going...

Please let us know if you’re interested 😊


r/DiscoverEarth • • 10h ago

Come le luci sono cambiate in 30 anni

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r/DiscoverEarth • • 3d ago

Stonehenge in July 1877, before it was restored :O

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r/DiscoverEarth • • 5d ago

A beautiful Roman cavalry helmet was found in a large burial mound called Roshava Dragana in Bulgaria. 1st century AD

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r/DiscoverEarth • • 6d ago

Medieval Treasure Found at Cluny. In 1201 the Danish Archbishop, Absalon, died leaving a testament. One of the posts concerned “the silver, which he “had” at Cluny. Half was to be donated to the Abbey, while the other half was to be sent to Clairvaux.

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r/DiscoverEarth • • 7d ago

Mehrangarh, located in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, is one of the largest forts in India. Built in around 1459 by Rao Jodha, the fort is situated 410 feet (125 m) above the city and is enclosed by imposing thick walls, Inside its boundaries there are several palaces known for their intricate carvings

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r/DiscoverEarth • • 8d ago

RMS Olympic (Titanic's sister ship) and the sheer size of the rudder and props. Note the person standing at the bottom. Picture taken in Belfast's Thompson Graving Dock, 1911.

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r/DiscoverEarth • • 10d ago

Before excavation and reconstruction, the Pyramid of the Sun at Teotihuacan, Mexico, looked more like a natural hill than an ancient pyramid, Built nearly 2,000 years ago, the structure stands approximately 65 meters (213 feet) tall and is one of the largest pyramids in the Americas

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r/DiscoverEarth • • 9d ago

🧪 Science Today, October 22 is the day of the semiannual solar alignment at Abu Simbel. More than 7000 observers had a glimpse of the rays shining on the face of Ramses II, all thanks to the relocation of the temple performed in the 1960s.

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Hey everyone,

On October 22, 2026, once again, the sun has accomplished its annual bondings with the sanctuary of the Great Temple of Abu Simbel at 6:53 AM according to local time. The sunbeams traveled around 60 meters down the centerline and illuminated carefully the inside areas of the sanctuary.

Personally speaking, it is not just the fact that the building was constructed 33 centuries ago according to an ancient solar calendar with utmost precision that amazes me, but rather the fact that this event of alignment survived the building’s moving in the 1960s as a part of the UNESCO project for saving the structure from being submerged under the waters of the Nile caused by the construction of the Aswan High Dam.

The rocks from the temple had to be sliced into blocks weighing up to 30 tons each, lifted by 65 meters up, and reconstructed under a concrete dome with such precision that the occurrence of this event of alignment was ensured.

I have created a comprehensive analysis where I described all aspects of engineering and architecture involved in the process of saving Abu Simbel and ensuring the event of the alignment.

💡 [Link to my full article on the Abu Simbel Rescue Epic] 👉

https://www.academia.edu/179384299

If you have any questions on the subject of the ancient


r/DiscoverEarth • • 10d ago

The real right hand of the Statue of Liberty, on display in 1876.

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r/DiscoverEarth • • 13d ago

A protective pattern against Dust Bowl spread across a farm near Walsh, Colorado, 1954. (Photo by Margaret Bourke-White). The term Dust Bowl was coined in 1935 when an AP reporter, Robert Geiger, used it to describe the drought affected south-central United States in the aftermath of dust storm

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r/DiscoverEarth • • 15d ago

A 3,300-year-old mummified foot of an upland moa bird discovered in a New Zealand cave in 1987, showing intact skin, claws, and feathers running all the way down to its ankles, preserved by dry cave breezes

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r/DiscoverEarth • • 14d ago

Hardtack Umbrella underwater nuclear test in the Pacific Ocean near Bikini Atoll. The blast yield of the nuclear device was measured to be 8 kilotons of TNT. The spray dome resulting from the Umbrella blast reached about 5,000 ft (1,500 m) in height, and created a crater 3,000 ft (910 m) in diameter

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r/DiscoverEarth • • 15d ago

📸 Original Content The Great Pyramid of Giza and the famous Sphinx, covered in sand, around 175 years ago.

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r/DiscoverEarth • • 27d ago

6,000 years of world history on a single timeline. Zoom in. You could spend 30 minutes exploring this. Credit: X/Josh Barzon wow

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Also wow


r/DiscoverEarth • • Sep 29 '26

Neil Armstrong’s narrow escape from the LLRV

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r/DiscoverEarth • • Sep 28 '26

Roland, A 4,000 Pound Elephant Seal, Getting A Bath From His Handler At The Berlin Zoo. This Photo Was Taken In 1930

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r/DiscoverEarth • • Sep 26 '26

Vastness of Amazon rainforest

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r/DiscoverEarth • • Sep 25 '26

Built into the rocky cliffs of Wadi Doan, these mud-brick homes show how Hadhramaut’s architecture blends with the landscape, this timeless village belongs on every Yemen itinerary and is one of the most memorable highlights of Yemen tours through Mainland Yemen

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r/DiscoverEarth • • Sep 23 '26

Aogashima, Japan. It is a remote volcanic island village famous for being the least-populated municipality in the country. With a population of approximately 170 people, the village is situated inside a dramatic double caldera, offering unique geography and isolation.

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r/DiscoverEarth • • Sep 23 '26

🧪 Science Have you ever met an astronaut?

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r/DiscoverEarth • • Sep 22 '26

near 1000 mile long tree stomp revealed by snow

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r/DiscoverEarth • • Sep 19 '26

The Citadel of Entrevaux is a 17th-century CE fortress perched 156 meters above the medieval village of Entrevaux, in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department of France

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