A supernova is one of the most powerful and mysterious phenomena in the universe. It’s an event that occurs when a star ...

Miraculously, the constellational subdivision survived into the 19th century. In 1602, Tycho Brahe included it in his influential catalog as a separate constellation, ensuring its inclusion on many ...

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Aristotle and Plato – their names conjure up thoughts of stone busts showing serene elderly men with long curly beards. Perhaps these revered Greek philosophers really did look like that at some stage ...