A. J. Oliveira

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2019

Science journalist based in Turin, Piedmont. Most of the time I'm a space reporter for Brazilian magazines. Chasing the planet's most fascinating corners alongside my wife, photographer Ranna Utida.

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A mockup of the ExoMars rover rolls off its landing platform at the Rover Operational Control Centre near Turin, Italy. The facility is designed to simulate what conditions will be like on Mars when the actual rover, named Rosalind Franklin, arrives in 2022.

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Europe's New Mars Yard Is Like a Playground for Planetary Engineers

Thanks, in part, to 150 tons of soil belched out by Mount Vesuvius nearly 2,000 years ago.

The Perpetual Calendar tracks 4,000 years with nine rolls and a hand-operated crank.

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This Perpetual Calendar Hidden in an Italian Chapel Is a Mathematical Marvel

The 19th-century device accurately tracks 4,000 years with nine cylinders and a crank.

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