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	Science Daily update ⋅ October 21, 2022
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	Scientific American First Known Map of Night Sky Found Hidden in Medieval Parchment Scientific American A medieval parchment from a monastery in Egypt has yielded a surprising treasure. Hidden beneath Christian texts, scholars have discovered what seems to be part of the long-lost star catalogue of the astronomer Hipparchus—believed to be the earliest ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNET Record-Breaking Gamma-Ray Burst Leaves Astrophysicists in Awe CNET On Oct. 9, an unbelievably powerful influx of X-rays and gamma rays infiltrated our solar system. It was likely the result of a massive explosion that happened 2.4 billion light-years away from Earth -- and it's left the science community stunned. Flag as irrelevant
	CNET NASA Webb Telescope Reveals Dramatic Galaxy Merger Around 'Monster' Black Hole CNET On the left is a Hubble image of many faraway galaxies against the dark background of. What you're looking at is evidence of a massive galaxy merger happening 11.5 billion light-years away. Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Orionid Meteor Shower: How and When to Watch It Peak in Night Skies The New York Times Meteor showers occur when our planet runs into the debris field left behind by icy comets or rocky asteroids going around the sun. These small particles burn up in the atmosphere, leading to blazing trails of light. Flag as irrelevant
	Smithsonian Marvel at James Webb's Stunning New Portrait of the Pillars of Creation Smithsonian The haunting, finger-like shapes are part of the Eagle Nebula, a vast star-forming region located some 6,500 light-years away. Sarah Kuta. Daily Correspondent. October 20, 2022 2:14 p.m.. James Webb Pillars of Creation ... Flag as irrelevant
	Phys.Org Hipparchus's map of the stars may finally have been found Phys.Org In their paper published in Journal for the History of Astronomy, Victor Gysembergh, Peter Williams and Emanuel Zingg describe a palimpsest manuscript that was found at the Greek Orthodox St Catherine's Monastery on the Sinai Peninsula, and what they ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Washington Post NASA's giant telescope captures 'Pillars of Creation,' where stars are born The Washington Post NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured a new view of an iconic cosmic sight: The region known as the "Pillars of Creation," where stars are born. The U.S. space agency's Hubble telescope first photographed the structure in 1995, revealing its ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Genetic sequencing gives us the first-ever look at a Neanderthal clan NPR One of the things that makes us special as a species is our ability to form communities, but we humans have not always been alone in that regard. A new study sheds light on how Neanderthals built clans of their own. Neanderthals are distant cousins of ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Hub at Johns Hopkins Webb reveals unprecedented glimpse of merging galaxies The Hub at Johns Hopkins Using the James Webb Space Telescope to look back in time at the early universe, astronomers discovered a surprise: a cluster of galaxies merging together around a rare red quasar within a massive black hole. The findings by Johns Hopkins University ... Flag as irrelevant
	Jet Propulsion Laboratory Why NASA Is Trying to Crash Land on Mars Jet Propulsion Laboratory NASA has successfully touched down on Mars nine times, relying on cutting-edge parachutes, massive airbags, and jetpacks to set spacecraft safely on the surface. Now engineers are testing whether or not the easiest way to get to the Martian surface is ... Flag as irrelevant
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