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Solstices brought Mayan communities together, using monuments shaped by science and religion – and...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 4 days agoWitz’ K’awiil’s time. But aiming to realize his ambitious plans for his city, he seems to have found...
When is the summer solstice 2024? What to know about the longest day of the year
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 5 days agoWhat does solstice mean? The summer solstice is when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky....
Astronomers witness entire galaxy 'turn on the lights' in real time
Local 12 Cincinnati· 5 days agoAstronomers witnessed an entire galaxy "turn on the lights" in real time. According to Mashable,...
Strawberry moon rose over Redding. Now summer meteor showers are on the way
Redding Record Searchlight via Yahoo News· 2 days agoShortly after the sun sets on the summer solstice, June's full "strawberry" moon will rise over...
Hofstra group marks longest day of year with summer solstice program on National Mall
Newsday· 4 days agoMarking the event will be a small group from Hofstra University, led by Professor Donald Lubowich,...
More than meets the eye - Nature Astronomy
Nature· 4 days agoX-ray binaries (XRBs) are systems where material is being accreted onto a compact object (white dwarf/neutron star/stellar-mass black hole) from a donor star, and as such they provide an excellent ...
Strawberry Solstice Moon of June 2024 shines tonight for summer stargazers (video)
Space via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThis month, let's turn our attention to two celestial objects that can readily be seen even from...
A glimpse of the universe from downtown Shippagan
CBC via Yahoo News· 3 days agoAn new observatory in northeastern New Brunswick is widening the lens for space enthusiasts like Pierre Philippe Ferguson.On the fifth floor of the...
How Indigenous peoples are reclaiming their celebrations of the summer solstice − and using them to...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 5 days agoA historian of astronomy writes about the role of astronomical events in Indigenous cultures − and...
A black hole 1 million times our Sun awakened — and astronomers caught the whole thing in real time
Salon via Yahoo News· 3 days agoOurs in the Milky Way is called Sagittarius A*. But scientists caught some never before seen footage...