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fromBig Think
2 days ago

Astronomers just found the most pristine star of all-time

The discovery of a pristine second-generation star enhances understanding of the Universe's evolution and the formation of subsequent star generations.
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fromTravel + Leisure
1 week ago

April Has 9 Rare Night Sky Wonders-Including Two Comets, a Meteor Shower, and a Moon Mission

April features significant astronomical events including the 'Pink' full moon, visibility of Mercury, a meteor shower, and a historic moon mission.
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fromMail Online
1 month ago

World's oldest map of the night sky is REVEALED after 2,000 years

Scientists use X-rays to reveal a 2,000-year-old star map by Hipparchus hidden beneath a medieval manuscript, recovering ancient astronomical coordinates with remarkable accuracy.
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fromwww.scientificamerican.com
1 month ago

Your zodiac sign is likely wrong. Here's how to find the correct one

Astrology experiences a modern renaissance on social media despite lacking scientific evidence, though its origins trace to ancient astronomical observations and calendar systems.
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fromNature
1 month ago

Daily briefing: Galileo's notes discovered in the margins of an ancient book

Tectonic plates moved 3.3 billion years ago with higher oxygen levels; Galileo's annotations discovered in 400-year-old Ptolemy text; rotator cuff degeneration common in older adults regardless of symptoms.
fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
1 month ago

mechanical clock with rotating discs can tell what time it is on other planets

Since every planet spins at a different speed, the gears are built with different ratios: Earth takes about 24 hours to spin once, Mars takes about 24.6 hours, Jupiter spins much faster, and Saturn spins fast too. Because of this, each dial shows the real day cycle of that planet, so the clock doesn't calculate time digitally.
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fromOpen Culture
1 month ago

An Animated Introduction to the Antikythera Mechanism: The World's First Analog Computer from Ancient Greece

The Antikythera Mechanism is a 2nd-century BCE geared analog device functioning as an ancient computer for modeling astronomical cycles and predicting celestial events.
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