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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.

9/8/2010

	Astronomical Dating of the Ramayan and South America was known in Ramayan era It has been believed that there is no evidence to determine the dates of events in the Ramayanic era. Some historians of the past even refuse to acknowledge that Rama and other characters from the Ramayana even existed. However, Sage Valmiki has recorded the dates if events in detail, albeit by describing the positions of stars and planets. Link: Astronomical Dating of the Ramayan Link: Astronomical Dating of the Ramayan and South America was known in Ramayan era

9/7/2010

	Do We Dare Let Aliens Know We're Here? Even if humanity could reach out to an intelligent alien civilization, scientists are polarized over whether we should. ... Link: http://www.space.com/searchforlife/stephen-hawking-alien-attack-seticon-100817.html

9/6/2010

	Ica’s Engraved Stones: A Prehistoric Library? At first sight, the small Peruvian town of Ica, situated in the Nazca Desert about 5 hours by bus from Lima, has nothing extraordinary to offer. But after one step into Museo Cabrera, a museum that houses engraved stones of Ica, a different world emerges. Over 10,000 stones of varying sizes fill the museum. ... Link: Ica’s Engraved Stones: A Prehistoric Library?

9/5/2010

	Mother of all humans lived 200,000 years ago The most robust statistical examination to date of our species' genetic links to "mitochondrial Eve" -- the maternal ancestor of all living humans -- confirms that she lived about 200,000 years ago. ... Link: Mother of all humans lived 200,000 years ago

9/4/2010

	Important also for exobiology research: Newly Discovered Chlorophyll Catches Infrared Light A new kind of chlorophyll that catches sunlight from just beyond the red end of the visible light spectrum has been discovered. Link: Newly Discovered Chlorophyll Catches Infrared Light

9/3/2010

	Iron age megalithic structures found in India Archaeologist D. Dayalanat announced recently the discovery of more than 500 megalithic structures at Sengalur village in Tamil Nadu, India. Believed to be dating back to about 500-300 BCE, Iron Age South Indian megalithic burial sites have been found during excavations carried out in an area of about 25 hectares. Link: Iron age megalithic structures found in India Link: India's Stone Age Megaliths Still a Mystery

9/2/2010

	Next giant leaps for NASA tech Rocket refueling stations and new kinds of engines for deep-space travel are high up on NASA's wish list for new technologies. So is a heavy-lift launch vehicle, which happens on Congress' wish list as well. But exactly what kind of next-generation rocket will NASA get? Link: Next giant leaps for NASA tech

9/1/2010

	Dark-matter search plunges physicists to new depths Dark matter accounts for nearly 90 percent of all matter in the universe. Although invisible to telescopes, scientists can observe the gravitational influence that dark matter exerts over galaxies. Link: Dark-matter search plunges physicists to new depths