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What is Astronomy?
“Despite all that astronomy has taught us of the Universe, humanity is but a fisherman on the shores of a vast ocean, pondering the mysteries of her depths.” - Ben Lovatt
The word Astronomy itself derives from the Greek words astron, "star" and -nomy from nomos, "law". In the broadest terms, astronomy can be considered the study of celestial objects and other phenomena originating from beyond the Earth's atmosphere.
Astronomy is the oldest of the natural sciences, originating in the pre-historical period of human development. Stemming from mythological, astrological and religious practices, humanity's understanding and study of the 'heavens' has changed drastically throughout the ages.
Early astronomy often involved studying the changing position of the Sun against the horizon and the charting of stars (a development that would later lead to the creation of the calendar). It was also used for astrological purposes (a belief that the relative positions of celestial bodies can provide insight about personality, society and natural matters).
Inventive Japanese Snow Monkeys (Video)
Inventive Japanese Snow Monkeys (Video)
(The Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata), also known as the Snow Monkey, is a terrestrial Old World monkey species native to Japan. It is the most northern-living as well as the most polar-living non-human primate.)
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Sri Lankan Green Pitviper (Image)
(New Wikileaks release on the 'bugged planet' - the $5-billion mass surveillance industry selling telecoms and internet monitoring technology.)
Posted on January 24, 2012 at 5:47 pm in Miscellaneous.
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(New bill requires ISPs to retain all your online activities, IPs, name, address and credit card into. Invasion of privacy for everybody to catch the 1% of criminality..)
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(A page with a video for each of the elements on the periodic table.)
Posted on January 20, 2012 at 9:36 pm in Physics.
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(Richard Dawkens and Sir David Attenborough are hailing a victory, as the United Kingdom puts laws in place to forbid schools teaching '"creation science".)
Posted on January 15, 2012 at 4:18 pm in Humanity.
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(The decision to add DNS blocking to SOPA has been delayed and condemned by the White House... For now.)
Posted on January 15, 2012 at 10:52 am in Technology.
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(Known as the discoverer of the Radioactive elements Polonium and Radium,and as the first person to win Two Nobel Prizes)
Posted on January 15, 2012 at 1:21 am in Technology.
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(Nearly 6,000 Irrawaddy dolphins, which are related to orcas or killer whales, were found living in freshwater regions of Bangladesh's Sundarbans mangrove forest and the adjacent waters of the Bay of Bengal, the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Societ)
Posted on January 12, 2012 at 10:34 pm in Biology & Medicine.
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(Researchers have released the biggest images yet detailing dark matter, the mysterious substance that makes up 85% of the Universe's mass.)
Posted on January 12, 2012 at 10:33 pm in Astronomy.
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(A crippled Russian spacecraft is likely to crash to Earth sometime on Sunday at an unspecified location.)
Posted on January 12, 2012 at 10:33 pm in Astronomy.
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(If you’ve been paying attention to the news lately, especially online, you will have probably heard something about the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) by now. If not, then pull your chair up, because this is a problem, and not just for Americans.)
Posted on December 30, 2011 at 6:56 pm in Technology.
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(For now, Facebook will continue to rule social media, but Google will continue to rule search.)
Posted on December 23, 2011 at 11:18 am in Technology.
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(A team of University of Illinois engineers has developed a self-healing system that restores electrical conductivity to a cracked circuit in less time than it takes to blink.)
Posted on December 22, 2011 at 9:02 am in Technology.
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