The Antikythera computer captured the ancient Greek passion for mathematics, and especially geometry, and science.
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An ancient shockwave

Gavin Bent/Kaleb Jordan SNR G206.9+2.3 is all that remains of a star that exploded in Monoceros about 7,000 light-years away.
A recent archaeological investigation has offered a substantive reassessment of Rujm el-Hiri, a large protohistoric stone complex in the Golan Heights frequently characterized as the "Israeli ...
Spring nights spotlight Leo, the Beehive cluster, April's full and crescent moons with Venus and Pleiades, plus Beltane lore and University of Minnesota sky-viewing events.
The structure of our time-24 hours in a day, 60 minutes in an hour, 60 seconds in a minute-is a product of decisions made thousands of years ago ...
Night arrives quietly at Black Mesa State Park and Nature Preserve, with only a whisper of the big bluestem and switchback ...
Nasa's Hubble Space Telescope has inadvertently captured extraordinary images of a comet fragmenting into four distinct pieces, offering scientists an unprecedented glimpse into the early solar system ...
Looking for unexpected things to do in North Carolina that you’ve never heard of? These 9 attractions offer amazing surprises ...
For the first time, scientists have reconstructed the full history of a galaxy outside the Milky Way using chemical clues. By ...