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Below you will continuously find updated news of the AAS RA: News reports about scientific and research discoveries, activities or publications by AAS RA members, meetings, chats, research and discussion tendencies, background information etc. More Information about these topics and the Ancient Astronaut Theory can be found in the pages of Legendary Times, the AAS RA's official Journal. Click here to find out more.

7/21/2008

	Rare 2,500-year-old marble discus found at Yavne-Yam Rare 2,500-year-old marble discus that was meant to protect ancient ships from the evil eye was found in the sea and turned over to the Israel Antiquities Authority. To date, only four such items have been found in the world Link: Israeli Diver Discovers Ancient Amulet at Yavne Link: Rare 2,500-year-old marble discus found at Yavne-Yam

7/20/2008

	The Aurora, Texas Crash of 1897 The year was 1897, and this was the year of the "great airships" reports in the United States. As the story goes, it was on April 19, 1897, that a slow moving space ship crashed into a windmill, bursting into pieces. As the debris was searched through, supposedly the body of a small alien was discovered. Link: The Aurora, Texas Crash of 1897 Link: Aurora

7/19/2008

	New Planet Points the Way for ET Hunters In a solar system far, far away, around a small and dim star, orbits a small planet, just three times the size of Earth. The astronomers who discovered the small planet don’t know much else about it yet, but the basics are enough to get them excited. Extraterrestrial life is thought to have the best chance of surviving on planets with a similar mass to that of Earth, orbiting small stars. This planet, which goes by the romantic name MOA-2007-BLG-192Lb, is the second smallest planet ever spotted outside our solar system. Link: New Planet Points the Way for ET Hunters

7/18/2008

	Mars Lander Successfully Collects Ice Sample NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has successfully drilled into the rock-hard ice layer below the Martian surface and collected the frozen shavings in its robotic arm scoop, NASA said. The ice is too hard for Phoenix's scoop to dig into it, so the craft used a powered rasp on the back of the scoop to drill into the ice, loosen the material and kick it up into the scoop. Link: Mars Lander Successfully Collects Ice Sample Link: Phoenix Rasps Frozen Layer, Collects Sample

7/17/2008

	Apocalypse Then. Next One, When? Monday marks the 100th anniversary of the moment when something roared through the empty skies over Siberia and exploded, blasting forests for hundreds of square miles. More such incoming space rocks are inevitable. Are we ready? No. Link: Apocalypse Then. Next One, When? Link: The Animations Page

7/16/2008

	Ancient crashed UFO claimed to be from dinosaur age, 150 million years ago News released today about a secret U.S. Government project to analyze an allegedly extraterrestrial craft has a unique twist. This craft did not crash in 1947 in Roswell, New Mexico. According to the anonymous sources, it crashed approximately 150 million years ago during the age of the dinosaurs. Link: Ancient crashed UFO claimed to be from dinosaur age, 150 million years ago

7/15/2008

	Diamonds hint at 'earliest life' Tiny slivers of diamond forged on an infant Earth may contain the earliest traces of life, a study has shown. Analysis of the crystals showed they contain a form of carbon often associated with plants and bacteria. Link: Diamonds hint at 'earliest life'

7/14/2008

	Exploding Asteroid Theory Strengthened by New Evidence Located in Ohio, Indiana Was the course of life on the planet altered 12,900 years ago by a giant comet exploding over Canada? New evidence found by UC Assistant Professor of Anthropology Ken Tankersley and colleagues suggests the answer is affirmative. Link: Exploding Asteroid Theory Strengthened by New Evidence Located in Ohio, Indiana