All's not as it appears, this tale has many twists -
but if I wasn't here documenting the story
would that mean that the plot did not exist?

— Peter Hammill

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Stone Age blades could have been used for butchery, not just hunting

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Mon, 04/08/2024 - 7:40am
A modern butchery experiment using replicas of Stone Age tools raises new questions about how often prehistoric peoples hunted large animals such as bison or mammoths
Categories: Astronomy

A Veteran Eclipse Chaser Explains the Thrill of Totality

Scientific American.com - Mon, 04/08/2024 - 7:00am

Kate Russo has seen 13 total solar eclipses, and even she isn't ready for this one.

Categories: Astronomy

The Milky Way Illuminated Ancient Egypt’s Goddess of the Sky

Scientific American.com - Mon, 04/08/2024 - 6:30am


Astronomical simulations and ancient Egyptian texts show the Milky Way was linked to the ancient Egyptian sky goddess Nut. This fits within multicultural myths about our home galaxy

Categories: Astronomy

Eclipse 2024 live: Watch the full NASA broadcast – latest

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Mon, 04/08/2024 - 6:00am
The eclipse is about to begin. Totality will arrive at Mexico’s west coast around 11.07am local time, moving east until it leaves Newfoundland, Canada, around 5.16pm there
Categories: Astronomy

Chasing the 2024 solar eclipse means dorm life for some New York spectators (including me)

Space.com - Mon, 04/08/2024 - 6:00am
I really thought I left dorm life behind 20 years ago. But just when I thought I was out, the 2024 total solar eclipse pulled me back in.
Categories: Astronomy

The total solar eclipse 2024 is happening today! Here's what you need to know

Space.com - Mon, 04/08/2024 - 12:35am
A total solar eclipse will be visible across North America on April 8 and millions are ready to watch.
Categories: Astronomy

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APOD - Sun, 04/07/2024 - 8:00pm

What's happening to the big black hole in the center of our galaxy?


Categories: Astronomy, NASA

NASA Announces Summer 2023 Hottest on Record

Earth News - Thu, 09/14/2023 - 4:05pm
The summer of 2023 was Earth’s hottest since global records began in 1880, according to scientists at NASA’s Goddard Institute of Space Studies (GISS) in New York.
Categories: NASA

NASA: El verano de 2023 es el más caluroso en el registro

Earth News - Thu, 09/14/2023 - 12:03pm
El verano boreal de 2023 fue el más caluroso para la Tierra desde que se establecieron registros mundiales de temperaturas en 1880, según un análisis realizado por científicos del Instituto Goddard de Estudios Espaciales (GISS, por sus siglas en inglés) de la NASA en Nueva York.
Categories: NASA