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Scholars found a long-lost star map from ancient Greek astronomer Hipparchus hidden beneath layers...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 2 years agoYellow tracings show the coordinates of what's believed to be the ancient Greek astronomer...
Lost ancient Greek star map discovered hiding in religious text
SYFY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn 1984’s The Last Starfighter, Alex Rogan became a video game champion and savior of the galaxy...
7 times a total solar eclipse revolutionized science
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 1 month agoClouds can block out and ruin the total solar eclipse.Laurie Ambrose/Getty Images Humans have been studying total solar eclipses for millennia to better...
February night sky: Key dates for moons, comets and stars this month
The Independent UK via AOL· 1 year agoWhat links a 1960s rock musical with the ancient Greeks, and the best way to find your way home at...
Strange 3,000-year-old stone disk unearthed in Italy could be ancient map of stars
The Independent via Yahoo News· 4 months agoA strange stone disk unearthed in Italy dating to about 3,000 ago could be an ancient map of the...
Hitting the Books: How 20th century science unmade Newton's universe
Engadget· 1 year agoAnimaxander isn't often mentioned alongside other greats of Greek philosophy but his influence on...
Ken Baker: Why 24 hours to the day and 60 minutes to an hour?
The News-Messenger via Yahoo News· 2 years agoInventor of the clock: "There will be 12 numbers on the face of the clock." Your average citizen: So...
Meet a Leap Year baby born in Redding, learn why we sometimes add an extra day in February
Redding Record Searchlight via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe calendar year usually has 365 days ― but not this year. That's because 2024 is a leap year, a...
Are 3,000-year-old carvings from Italy a star map? Researchers can't agree.
Live Science via Yahoo News· 4 months agoA new study suggests the disk was made to accurately represent the brightest stars at least 2,400...