Mystery of how the moon formed is finally solved: Study claims our lunar satellite was created in just five hours during a giant impact between Earth and a Mars–sized planet

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By XANTHA LEATHAM, EXECUTIVE SCIENCE EDITOR

The moon could have formed within just five hours of a colossal collision that rocked the early solar system 4.5 billion years ago, scientists suggest.

For decades, experts have believed the moon was created when a Mars–sized planet named Theia smashed into a young Earth, blasting huge amounts of molten rock into space.

This material was thought to have gradually clumped together over years to form our lunar satellite.

But a team from the Southwest Research Institute and the University of Arizona say there may be another possibility.

Using powerful computer simulations, the researchers discovered that in some scenarios, a largely intact moon emerged astonishingly quickly after the crash.

The deciding factor appeared to be temperature.

'Depending on how hot the Earth and Theia are prior to the collision, an impact can destroy Theia and produce this massive disk of debris that eventually forms the moon,' Dr Adeene Denton said.

'But when I used the same parameters as original impact modelling – down to the equal temperature structures inside both bodies – within around five hours, an intact moon emerged.'

The researchers discovered that in some scenarios, a largely intact moon emerged astonishingly quickly after the crash – in as little as five hours

The team discovered that the geological properties of the colliding worlds play a crucial role in what happens after the impact.

Previous models largely treated the planets as fluid–like bodies and ignored the strength of their rocks.

When the scientists factored in the strength of planetary materials and their temperature, they found dramatically different outcomes.

Hotter planets are weaker and more easily torn apart, they said.

However cooler worlds are stronger and more likely to survive the impact in one piece.

'Models have evolved to include material strength, something that's really important when you're studying collisions between smaller bodies like asteroids or for my previous paper about the formation of the Pluto–Charon system,' Dr Denton said.

'We weren't sure if it would matter for the moon or not.

'When we did the simulations, we found it actually matters quite a bit.'

When the scientists factored in the strength of planetary materials and their temperature, they found dramatically different outcomes 

The findings could help explain some of the moon's unusual characteristics, including the amount of volatile materials it contains

The findings, published in Astrophysical Journal Letters, could help solve one of the biggest mysteries in planetary science – exactly when the moon–forming impact occurred.

Researchers say the work could also help explain some of the moon's puzzling characteristics, including differences in its composition and the amount of volatile material it contains.

Dr Robin Canup, who carried out an earlier study on the moon's origin, said: 'These surprising and exciting new results imply a potential connection between the physical properties of the moon today, including perhaps its volatile content, and the thermal state of the Earth and Theia at the time of the giant impact.

'This in turn might help scientists better constrain when the Moon–forming event occurred.'

The researchers said explaining the close compositional makeup of the Earth and the moon remains an open scientific question.

A possible explanation is that Theia and a young Earth formed from a common region of the protoplanetary disk – a pancake–like ring of dense gas and cosmic dust.

Mars, on the other hand, is compositionally different from the Earth and the moon, which indicates it initially formed further away.

'Because Earth and Mars formed in the same neighbourhood of the solar system, they are like siblings,' Dr Denton said. 'The moon and Earth are like fraternal twins.'

Last month, an out–of–control SpaceX rocket smashed into the moon, leaving a visible crater.

The Falcon 9 second stage careened into the lunar surface at 5,400 miles per hour (8,690km/h).

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Scientists believe that the 9,920lb (4,500kg), 39ft–long (12m) rocket would have hit with a force equivalent to 15,000 sticks of dynamite, or three tonnes of TNT.

A NASA satellite captured pictures showing the result of the impact – revealing a 60–foot–wide (18m) crater surrounded by streaks of lunar rock thrown up by the rocket's impact.

WHO HAS BEEN TO THE MOON?

In total 12 people have walked on the moon.

1 + 2. Apollo 11 - July 21, 1969

Neil Armstrong made history by becoming the first person to set foot on the lunar surface, before he he was followed by crewmate Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin.

3 + 4. Apollo 12 - November 19 and 20, 1969

Pete Conrad and Alan Bean were the moon walkers on the Apollo 12 mission. 

The Apollo 12 crew experienced two lightning strikes just after their Saturn V rocket launched.

5 + 6. Apollo 14 - February 5, 1971 

Alan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell were part of the Apollo 14 mission. They launched on January 31, 1971, and landed in the Fra Mauro region of the moon, the original destination for Apollo 13.

7 + 8. Apollo 15 - July 31, 1971

Dave Scott and James Irwin landed on the moon and stayed for three days, until August 2.

 9 + 10. Apollo 16 - April 21, 1972

John Young and Charlie Duke were the next men to walk on the moon. When the crew reached lunar orbit, the mission almost had to be aborted because of a problem with the command and service module's main engine.

11 + 12. Apollo  17 - December 11, 1972

The final people to walk on the moon were Eugene (Gene) Cernan and Harrison (Jack) Schmitt. 

Before he left the moon, Cernan scratched the initials of his daughter Tracy into the lunar regolith. Since the moon does not experience weather conditions like wind or rain to erode anything away, her initials should stay there for a very long time. 

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Stella Lansing’s UFOs, Occupants, and Other Anomalies — New Jersey & Massachusetts, 1967–1973

The Occupants — Palmer, Massachusetts, 1967

On February 18, 1967, Stella Lansing was filming unusual lights near Palmer, Massachusetts, with an 8mm movie camera. She described several yellow-orange lights near the road and power lines, along with a bluish-white light and another bright object she called the “Red Bug.”

The four figures later known as the Occupants were not visible to Lansing while she was filming. They were found only after the film had been developed and examined more closely. By April 1968, while viewing the footage at a slower speed, Lansing identified four human-looking figures together in the sequence.

Schwarz later published four frames from the film, covering roughly four and a half seconds of footage.

The Occupants

Reproduction 1 of Image 1 - Cropped

Reproduction 2 of Image 1 - Cropped

Full 4-Frame Sequence of “The Occupants”

Where the film took place.

Lansing & Schwarz Experiment

On October 30, 1971, Lansing and Schwarz carried out a control experiment at the locations where she believed the figures and possible craft had been filmed. Lansing filmed Schwarz with and without a flashing penlight, while Schwarz filmed white-shirted people standing about nine metres from the camera under similar nighttime conditions. According to the article, neither test produced anything resembling the 1967 images.

The Clocklike Formations

Beginning in 1972, Lansing’s films repeatedly showed bright objects arranged like a clock face, usually with around eight to eleven disc-like objects. In surviving film sequences, the same formations can be followed across successive frames, with the positions of the lights continuing from one frame to the next. Lansing said many were not visible while filming and were only noticed after the film was developed.

It was also noted that when the clocklike striations were enlarged, they resembled flying saucers.

Clocklike Formations Image Set

Zoomed Clocklike Formations Image Set

The Possible UFO — Palmer, Massachusetts, 1967

On February 18, 1967, Lansing was filming unusual lights near high-tension power lines in Palmer, Massachusetts. The same reel that later produced the Occupants also contained a single frame showing an unusual bright object.

Schwarz reproduced the frame as “Stella’s Possible UFO.” The image was later examined under magnification, but opinions differed over whether it showed a real object or an artifact in the film.

The Infrared UFO Sequence — 1973

During an October 1973 visit, Lansing and Schwarz reviewed a 100-foot reel of black-and-white infrared 16mm film that Lansing had shot earlier that year. Several frames showed a bright, compact object against a dark background and were reproduced as Figures 22–24. Schwarz described them as “infra-red motion pictures of UFOs” and noted that the horizontal line visible across the frames was believed not to be an artifact.

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ILLUSTRATIVE RECONSTRUCTION // NOT EVIDENCE

Overview

An Italian-language video update has added to the ongoing discussion around UAP disclosure, presenting what the creator describes as the latest news, new revelations, and developments circulating in UFO communities. While the summary provided does not include specific names, dates, or direct claims from the video, the topic reflects the continued momentum around unidentified anomalous phenomena, a field that has moved increasingly into public and institutional debate over the past several years.

The update appears to be positioned as a news roundup rather than a single investigative report, drawing together recent chatter from online UFO circles and broader disclosure conversations. That format has become common in UAP coverage, where new statements, alleged leaks, official comments, and media reports often arrive in rapid succession. In that environment, the challenge for viewers is distinguishing between verified developments and material that remains speculative or unconfirmed.

Latest UAP Discussion

According to the available summary, the video focuses on “new revelations” and the latest UAP news. In practical terms, that usually means a mixture of evolving public disclosures, commentary from researchers or advocates, and discussion of events that continue to fuel interest in the subject. In recent years, this has included government acknowledgment of unexplained sightings, congressional interest, and renewed attention from journalists and independent investigators.

The phrase “UFO disclosure update” suggests the video may be aimed at viewers following the broader push for transparency on the issue. Disclosure remains a contested term in the field: for some, it refers to formal government release of information; for others, it means a gradual accumulation of data, testimony, and institutional acknowledgment. The video’s framing indicates it is likely intended to keep audiences informed about where that process stands, even if the details in this summary remain limited.

Context in the UFO Community

The UFO and UAP community has become a highly active information space, especially as official interest in the subject has increased. News updates like this one often serve as a way to connect individual developments to the larger narrative of whether authorities are withholding information, slowly releasing it, or still struggling to identify the source of certain sightings. That broader context is important, because claims of “new revelations” can range from credible developments to unverified speculation.

For that reason, the value of a video like this depends heavily on the evidence behind its claims. Without a transcript or link, it is not possible to confirm what specific information was discussed. Still, the summary shows that the video is part of a larger and continuing public conversation about what governments know about UAPs, what remains unexplained, and how much of the subject can be substantiated with evidence.

Outlook

What stands out most from the summary is not a single headline-making claim, but the fact that UAP disclosure continues to attract attention across languages, platforms, and communities. An Italian-language update aimed at UFO followers underscores how international the conversation has become. Whether discussing official reports, whistleblower claims, or community-driven analysis, these updates continue to shape public expectations about what may come next.

For now, the video seems best understood as a current affairs briefing for UAP watchers, summarizing developments in a field where uncertainty remains the norm. As always with disclosure-related content, the most useful updates will be those that clearly separate confirmed facts from interpretation, helping audiences follow the issue without overstating what is actually known.

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Did people report seeing UFOs before the 20th century?

Are UFO sightings a 20th-century phenomena, or did people report seeing them earlier in history?

 By Elana Spivack

Every so often, claims of UFO sightings go viral and even spur serious research. But humans have been gazing at the sky for millennia, and reports of such sightings go way back. So what was the first recorded UFO sighting, and did it predate the mid-20th century, when reports of UFOs became more commonplace?

Unfortunately, the answer isn't clear-cut, at least when looking at pre-modern examples.

"There is no consensus on what constitutes the first recorded UFO sighting in history," Chris Aubeck, an independent researcher and director of the Magonia Exchange, an international UFO history archival project with members in 15 countries, told Live Science. This dispute is not due to a lack of accounts; many artifacts portray puzzling, celestial objects.

There's no question that human beings have depicted or reported or chronicled things about strange, anomalous things in the sky dating back to the ancient world," Greg Eghigian, a professor of history and bioethics at Penn State, told Live Science.

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Rather, the context and form of these accounts make it difficult to pinpoint what can be definitively described as the first recorded UFO sighting. For example, according to Aubeck, ancient texts like Sumerian and Babylonian cuneiform tablets, like those in the Šumma ālu series and other divination texts from the second and first millennia B.C., provide the first known recordings of potential UFO sightings, though these are interpreted as omens. These accounts describe changing shapes in the sky and black meteors, which, at the time, were regarded as religious harbingers. However, these texts lack visual depictions or illustrations.

"I can't put a lot of stock in those stories because they're completely decontextualized from the society in which they're made," Eghigian said. These accounts may not be claims of extraterrestrials visiting Earth, but rather religious scriptures or written stories. In these cases, it can be difficult to separate cultural lore from an individual's attempt to describe a sight they could not explain, from comets to lenticular clouds.

In one example, residents of Nuremberg, Germany reported a strange aerial battle on April 14, 1561. They wrote about seeing orbs, crosses, cylinders, and a giant, mysterious black arrow-shaped object, which crash-landed in the distance. According to Hans Glaser, a local artist who made a woodcut depicting the event, the different objects in the sky "all started to fight among themselves" until "they became fatigued … fell from the sun down upon the earth 'as if they all burned' and they then wasted away on the earth with immense smoke." However, he didn't mention UFOs, only writing that "Whatever such signs mean, God alone knows."

Because their interpretation isn't clear, these bygone examples aren't necessarily claims of a UFO sighting. What's more, although humans commonly believed in alien civilizations for centuries, "what was not common was to say aliens were visiting us," Eghigian said.

For Eghigian, the first definitive recorded "UFO sighting" was relatively recent. In June 1947, amateur pilot Kenneth Arnold was flying his plane around Mount Rainier in Washington in search of a crashed cargo plane, when he saw nine objects flying in formation at high speeds. According to Eghigian, Arnold suspected these were military aircraft that the public wasn't supposed to know about. He took this sighting to the local newspaper.

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One reporter asked about how the aircraft moved, and Arnold described it as a saucer skipped across the water. This reporter turned that description into "flying saucer." The following summer, many more people reported sightings of flying saucers. In this way, the Arnold sighting kicked off modern UFO culture as we know it.

Aubeck agreed that this sighting "is widely regarded as the event that kick-started modern UFO culture."

Still, Eghigian said the public didn't immediately point to extraterrestrials in the mid-20th century. Instead, they suggested it was either the U.S. or Soviet military. This theme of paranoia and suspicion of other humans extends back to previous sightings. Eghigian said there were a number of dirigible sightings in England in 1912 and 1914, and civilians suspected the Germans.

Ultimately, understanding the history of UFO sightings helps us understand human storytelling. "Studying UFO sightings is valuable because they represent the urban legends of our time," Aubeck said. "They allow us to examine the interplay between human imagination and observation, helping us understand how cultural narratives shape our perceptions of unexplained phenomena."

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Scientists build tiny robots without motors that can fly using sound waves alone

A century-old trick for tuning musical instruments has been repurposed to power robots that fly, float and steer themselves using nothing but sound waves.

By Olivia Maule - Edited by James Price, Keumars Afifi-Sabet

If you blow across the top of an empty bottle you'll hear a clear, steady note. Now, engineers have used that same concept to power tiny robots that move without a single motor on board.

These new devices are powered entirely by sound. When the right frequency is aimed at them, hollow chambers built into their structure resonate and push out a jet of air, generating enough thrust to steer a small boat or lift a tiny flying robot off the ground.

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The scientists described their innovation in a study published Aug. 12 in the journal Science Advances.

A 19th-century tuning trick, miniaturized

The effect behind it, known as Helmholtz resonance, was first studied in 1856 by the German physicist Hermann von Helmholtz, who was trying to invent a tool for tuning musical instruments. He noticed that when air trapped inside a cavity resonates, it also pushes out a faint jet of air.

"It isn’t very powerful when you do it with a musical instrument, because pressure is low," said study co-author Selman Sakar, an associate professor of mechanical engineering at the Swiss Federal Technology Institute of Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland. "But if you could crank up the pressure, all of a sudden that jet could become significant... in a way that the force can be harnessed for machinery," he told Live Science.

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The team realized that shrinking Helmholtz's resonators down would push the frequency needed to activate them into the ultrasonic range — meaning it's too high-pitched for humans to hear and, crucially, easier to focus with precision. Larger versions generating the same force would need audible sound loud enough to be both annoying and potentially harmful, Sakar said.

Using a specialized 3D-printing technique called two-photon printing, the researchers built hollow structures based on Helmholtz's original equations and confirmed with lab tests and computer simulations that they generated thrust as predicted.

Boats, rockets and tiny helicopters

The team built small boats measuring roughly 2 inches (5 centimeters) fitted with multiple resonators, each tuned to a different frequency and pointed in a different direction. By changing the pitch of a nearby speaker, the researchers could steer the boats left, right or straight ahead.

At a far smaller scale — some just 0.04 inches (1 millimeter) across — the team also built "microfliers" that generated lift two different ways: some pushed thrust downward like a rocket — but using air for the thrust — while others span tiny attached blades to fly like a helicopter, using sound waves to rotate the blades.

The technology has an advantage over conventional means of power generation because it can be built at extremely small scales, Sakar said. Conventional motors have "a fundamental limit" on miniaturization because of the physical components like magnets, coils and shafts that a motor needs to work, he said. Because these resonators are just precisely shaped hollow cavities, there's no comparable limit on how small they could eventually build.

The researchers said in the study that the same principle could eventually be used to precisely rotate and manipulate small objects in midair without touching them, or to build soft, flexible surfaces that bend and change shape on command when they "hear" a particular frequency which can be used for biomedical applications like heart stents.

For now, the study is a foundation for the researchers to build on, Sakar said. "This paper, I think, is important in the sense that we put the design principles out," he said, adding that follow-up work could focus on more applied designs, control systems or navigation.

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What lies beneath: Scientists discover six never-before-seen mystery structures lurking deep inside the Earth

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By WILIAM HUNTER, SENIOR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY REPORTER

Scientists have uncovered six never-before-seen mystery structures lurking deep inside the Earth.

Although our planet's deep layers are totally inaccessible, scientists can use the seismic waves from powerful earthquakes to probe the hidden depths.

Now, Chinese scientists have uncovered structures sitting on the boundary between the viscous mantle and the liquid outer core, 1,800 miles (2,900km) beneath our feet.

These 'deep-seated scatterers' are all but invisible, except for the way that they subtly influence the path of passing seismic waves.

In their paper, published in the journal JGR Solid Earth, the scientists suggest these structures could have been formed when material from the outer layers was dragged deep into the Earth.

They could include pieces of the continental crust or even the remains of Theia, a Mars-sized protoplanet believed to have formed the moon after hitting Earth 4.5 billion years ago.

Under the vast pressures and incredible temperatures at the mantle boundary, these chunks transform, partially melt, or undergo mineral transformation.

The researchers suggest that this has left six 'thermochemical piles' of material very different from the surrounding mantle.

Scientists have uncovered six never-before-seen mystery structures lurking deep inside the Earth (labelled in dashed boxes)

These structures are located right on the boundary between the solid yet malleable mantle and the liquid metal outer core (stock image)  

While Earth looks relatively stable from our perspective up on the surface, deep below the planet is violent and dynamic, especially at the boundaries between layers.

One particularly dramatic boundary is the one between the mantle and the outer core, where solid-yet-viscous rocks meet liquid nickel and iron.

There is an enormous temperature jump across the boundary, with a difference of about 1,000°C (1,800°F) from one layer to another.

The massive heat escaping from the outer core drives convection currents in the mantle known as mantle plumes, which play a key role in determining where volcanic activity occurs on the surface.

Due to the huge density differences, seismic waves also dramatically slow down at this boundary, which allows geologists to 'see' what is going on.

To learn more about this strange part of the planet, the researchers looked at a special type of seismic wave called a PKP precursor.

These are relatively weak waves that arrive shortly before the stronger seismic waves triggered by earthquakes.

PKP precursors are extremely useful for scientists because they get scattered by the subtle differences in the hidden structures, known as heterogeneities, on the mantle boundary.

To learn more about this strange part of the planet, the researchers looked at a special type of seismic wave called a PKP precursor, weak waves that arrive shortly before the stronger seismic waves triggered by earthquakes

Earth's 4 major layers

The crust

The crust is the rocky outer layer where all life exists. It is between 3 and 43 miles thick.

The mantle 

The mantle is the largest of the Earth's layers and consists of hot rocks. 

Measuring about 1,802 miles thick, it makes up 84 per cent of our planet's volume. 

The outer core 

The outer core is about 1,367 miles thick and is comprised of a layer of liquid nickel and iron heated to 5,500°C (9,932°F).

The inner core 

The inner core is a hot, dense ball of iron about the size of the moon where temperatures reach 5,200°C (9,392°F).

These scattered waves then pass through the liquid outer core, but not the solid inner core, and bounce back to arrive at seismic detectors before the main wave.

The issue is, because they are so weak, PKP precursors are extremely difficult to find in seismic data and have to be manually searched for among the thousands of signals collected every year.

In their paper, the researchers explain: 'Manual identification of these precursors is inefficient, subjective, and insufficient for vast global seismic data sets.'

To get around this, the researchers trained an artificial intelligence (AI) model to spot PKP precursors in seismic data.

After training the model on human-identified waves, the team let their AI loose on over two million recordings from 5,000 different earthquakes.

Eventually, their model identified 174,929 high-quality PKP precursor signals – more than ten times all previous studies combined.

That has given an unprecedented view of the mantle boundary, revealing huge areas of previously unknown structures.

The researchers write: 'We also discovered six areas that likely host significant heterogeneities that had never been documented before, providing clear priority targets for future exploration of Earth's deep interior.'

Using an AI model, the researchers identified 174,929 high-quality PKP precursor signals from over two million recordings of 500 earthquakes. Pictured: Earthquakes with identified PKP precursors that travelled from the source (pink stars) to seismic array detectors (blue triangles).

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But this new map shows that those fragments were actually connected into much larger, continuous belts.

Currently, the researchers aren't exactly sure what these structures are made of or how they formed, only that they are different from the surrounding mantle.

However, with AI models allowing even more powerful analysis of data collected over the last few decades, the picture could soon become clearer.

The researchers add: 'As the catalogue continues to expand, its high-resolution spatiotemporal coverage will advance the refinement of fine-scale structural models of the lowermost mantle, and offer increasingly rich constraints for deepening our understanding of the geodynamic state of Earth's deep interior.'

EARTH'S LIQUID IRON CORE CREATES THE MAGNETIC FIELD

Our planet's magnetic field is believed to be generated deep down in the Earth's core.

Nobody has ever journeyed to the centre of the Earth, but by studying shockwaves from earthquakes, physicists have been able to work out its likely structure.

At the heart of the Earth is a solid inner core, two thirds of the size of the moon, made mainly of iron. 

At 5,700°C, this iron is as hot as the Sun's surface, but the crushing pressure caused by gravity prevents it from becoming liquid.

Surrounding this is the outer core there is a 1,242 mile (2,000 km) thick layer of iron, nickel, and small quantities of other metals. 

The metal here is fluid, because of the lower pressure than the inner core.

Differences in temperature, pressure and composition in the outer core cause convection currents in the molten metal as cool, dense matter sinks and warm matter rises.

The 'Coriolis' force, caused by the Earth's spin, also causes swirling whirlpools.

This flow of liquid iron generates electric currents, which in turn create magnetic fields.

Charged metals passing through these fields go on to create electric currents of their own, and so the cycle continues.

This self-sustaining loop is known as the geodynamo.

The spiralling caused by the Coriolis force means the separate magnetic fields are roughly aligned in the same direction, their combined effect adding up to produce one vast magnetic field engulfing the planet.

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Noah's Ark could finally be found after tests uncover telltale signs at potential resting place

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By STACY LIBERATORE, US SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

Scientists investigating a mysterious boat-shaped formation high in the mountains of Turkey have uncovered new clues that Noah’s Ark could be buried beneath it.

An international team examining the Durupınar Formation near Mount Ararat detected unusually high carbon levels in soil collected from inside its distinctive outline.

Tests found higher carbon levels inside the formation than in matching soil collected just a few yards away on the same hillside.

Researchers said the difference could point to a concentration of organic material, potentially the remains of ancient wood, although no timber has been recovered.

‘The amount of carbon coming from the interior of the ship is 40 percent higher than what was found outside,’ lead archaeologist Dr Cenker Atila said.

‘This raises the idea that there may be organic material or remains of wood.’

New radar scans also revealed underground anomalies that intersect at right angles, possibly indicating cavities or structural divisions beneath the surface.

The formation lies about 18 miles south of Mount Ararat, Turkey’s highest peak, and has fueled speculation about Noah’s Ark since it was identified in aerial photographs in 1959.

A ground-penetrating radar image maps unusual features hidden beneath the Durupınar Formation, with red and yellow markings identifying irregular and straight-edged anomalies

According to local reports, heavy rains and earthquakes in May 1948 washed away the surrounding mud, revealing the mysterious formation, which was discovered by a Kurdish shepherd.

According to the Bible, the massive vessel saved Noah, his family and every kind of animal from annihilation during a catastrophic flood that some biblical chronologies place more than 4,300 years ago.

Scripture also says that the Ark came to rest on the 'mountains of Ararat' after a 150-day flood that drowned the Earth and every living creature not sheltered inside the wooden vessel.

What is intriguing is that the formation sits near a mountain with a peak that some believe matches the ark's shape and dimensions.

According to biblical measurements, the ark was '300 cubits long, 50 cubits wide, and 30 cubits high,' roughly 515 feet long, 86 feet wide and 52 feet tall.

The idea that the ark landed on Mount Ararat has long sparked debate.

While many scientists argue that the formation is a naturally occurring geological feature, others are convinced it points to something far more extraordinary.

The international team of researchers working at the site firmly believes the latter.

A mysterious geological formation perched high in the mountains of Turkey could be the site where Noah's Ark landed around 4,300 years ago

The researchers added further studies using infrared thermography (IRT), a heat-sensing technology that can uncover hidden structures underground, have also suggested the presence of a ship-shaped hull buried deep in the soil

Researchers have collected around 1,000 soil samples, which are being analyzed to determine whether the high carbon levels originated from environmental processes or concentrations of organic material, including degraded wood.

Independent researcher Andrew Jones, who is part of the team, has been working at the Durupınar Formation since 2019, using ground-penetrating radar to see more than 20 feet below the surface.

Jones told the Daily Mail that a key development in the investigation was the discovery of different soil inside the mysterious formation.

Inside, the soil is less alkaline, has more organic matter and contains more potassium, which is what would be expected from decaying wood, like an ancient wooden boat, which lowers pH and adds carbon and potassium, said Jones.

According to the Bible, the massive vessel saved humanity and every kind of animal from annihilation during a catastrophic flood more than 4,300 years ago

The radar captured 'a series of right angles' about 20 feet down, which researchers believe could be the rooms that held animals on the ark

'Tests show less than a five percent chance they're random, giving 95 percent confidence that something like a decayed wooden ship is causing them,' said Jones.

Earlier this month, the team announced that a new radar survey had detected strong subsurface anomalies and distinct layers inside the 515-foot-long formation, challenging the idea that it is one homogeneous block of rock.

Led by Dr Khosrow Bakhtar, the survey used BakhtarRadar, a specialized imaging system developed through US Air Force research, to probe deeper beneath the site than earlier scans.

A new radar survey has detected strong subsurface anomalies and distinct layers inside the 515-foot-long formation, challenging the idea that it is one homogeneous block of rock

'My team and I are carefully evaluating the collected subsurface data, which aids in planning the core drilling pattern to be performed at the site,' Bakhtar shared.

'We will use BakhtarRadar's unique capability to directly distinguish any still preserved petrified, man-worked timbers from the natural host formation and its varying mineralogy.'

Jones said the deeper readings processed so far had yet to reveal a clear boundary between the formation and the underlying bedrock.

The team is still analyzing the data and will use the results to select locations for core drilling that could establish what lies beneath the formation.

‘We believe the Durupınar Formation is the remains of Noah’s Ark, and that is exactly why we want to put it through the strongest scientific testing we can,’ Jones said.

However, the researchers acknowledged that the results are preliminary and that radar anomalies alone do not prove the formation has an archaeological origin.

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