Greek Reporter

Ancient Greek Star Map Revealed by X-Rays on Erased Manuscript linked to Hipparchus

X-ray scans recover an ancient Greek star map beneath a medieval text, revealing Aquarius clues and Hipparchus-linked ...

SLAC scientists use X-rays to search for the world’s oldest star map

Using powerful X-rays, researchers at SLAC are trying to recover erased traces of a 2,000-year-old star catalog that could ...
KQED

Stanford Scientists Reveal Oldest Map of the Night Sky, Previously Lost to Time

SLAC researchers used X-ray beams and the particle accelerator to recover the work of an ancient astronomer, who made the earliest known attempt to log the stars.
Greek Reporter

Greek Philosopher Anaxagoras and the Expanding Universe Theory

Anaxagoras, a visionary Greek philosopher, foresaw concepts of expanding universe and multiple worlds centuries before modern science.
insider.si.edu

The role of astronomy in society and culture : proceedings of the 260th symposium of the International Astronomical Union, held at the UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France ...

pt. 1. Setting the context. Astronomical exploration and the public imagination / B.S. Blumberg -- Perspectives on our cosmic habitat / M.J. Rees -- The growth of astrophysical understanding / M.