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Celestial navigation confirms Earth's motion, rather than disproving it | Fact check
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe claim: Celestial navigation would be impossible if Earth is globe-shaped and orbits the sun A Feb. 22 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) claims a form of navigation that relies on ...
Meet the Woman Who Canoed 2,400 Miles From Hawaii to Tahiti in 17 Days — and the Other Women...
Travel+Leisure via Yahoo News· 10 months agoFor thousands of years, celestial navigation was only practiced by men in Polynesia. Now women are...
Polaris: guide to current, ancient navigation
The Brownsville Herald, Texas via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDec. 25—Merry Christmas to you and yours. If the weather cooperates and we manage to have clear skies, then go outside and look up about 7 p.m. to locate the Great Square of Pegasus just past ...
How we traveled before GPS—and how the technology affects our brains
Stacker via AOL· 2 months agoCanva If it feels like GPS has been around forever, that's because it has. Well, at least the human...
Sky Shorts: Time to find 'jewels' of the autumn sky
The Repository via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOne the loveliest sights in our autumnal night sky is the Pleiades star cluster! The Pleiades, known as the seven sisters or Messier 45, is an open star...
Jaeger-LeCoultre Is Taking Its Most Complex Astronomical Watches on the Road
Robb Report via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJaeger-LeCoultre is harnessing the sun and the stars to shed some light on time measurement and how...
What We Lose When We Can't Stargaze
Time via Yahoo News· 5 months agoA night sky full of stars at Isik Mountain Karagol Geosite campground at the district of Kizilcahamam in Ankara, Turkey on October 14, 2023. Credit -...
Polaris Star: How to Spot the North Star in the Night Sky
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 7 months agoPolaris, also known as the North Star, is almost exactly over the celestial North Pole, making it extremely useful for navigation (and for making wishes on, as well).
'Star Trek' on Mars? Curiosity rover spots Starfleet symbol on Red Planet
Space via Yahoo News· 4 months agoNASA's Curiosity rover found a Mars rock shaped like a Star Trek badge this month. The mission...
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor review: Give this ginger Jedi a TV show already
Financial Post via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoScore: 8.0/10 Platform: PlayStation 5 (also available for Windows PC, Xbox Series S/X) Developer:...
