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Stars lost to history

Star maps and charts are a mainstay of both amateur and professional sky observers. Whether it's on a simple seasonal map or ...
Carly Quellman, aka Carly Que, is a multimedia strategist and storyteller at the intersection of technology and the humanities, investigating how perspective can enhance, rather than overstimulate, ...
Peering into the past, we find that our ancestors held a surprisingly advanced understanding of the stars and constellations. Their knowledge, as revealed in ancient texts, often rivals our modern ...
A spectacular new image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows a likely new star forming in the Milky Way's Scorpius constellation. The telescope, which is jointly operated by NASA and the European ...
“Constellation” stars Noomi Rapace as Jo Ericsson, an astronaut who survives a deadly collision at the International Space Station — only to experience disturbing visions back on Earth. The ...