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Comet MAPS breaks apart near the sun, becoming a rare headless wonder

Learn how Comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS) disintegrated during its close solar pass, forming a “headless wonder,” and what this ...
Ancient Origins

The Ghost of Columbus and the Impossible Geometry of the Piri Reis Map

This was the Piri Reis map, a world chart compiled in 1513 by the Ottoman admiral and cartographer Piri Reis. While the map is famous for its early depiction of the Americas, a new wave of academic ...