The fact is: the books that are the basis for modern astrology in India did not exist before about a thousand years ago. Yes, that is very old, but it falls very short of being "ancient" or "Vedic." The Brhat Parashara Hora Shastra in particular did not exist before the 19th century...
February 6: The just-past-halfway-to-full moon will pass directly through the Pleiades, or Seven Sisters, a small but bright group of stars in the constellationTaurus. Looking like a smaller version of the Little Dipper (and commonly mistaken for it), the Pleiades are a cluster of stars ...
A planetary nebula may only exist for 20,000 years or thereabouts as the nebula breaks down and dissipates amongst the stars leaving the white dwarf on its own. Those white dwarfs in space would have been a planetary nebula at one time. In agalaxyof over 250 billion stars, there are onl...
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Additionally, Mercury is also in his own terms/bounds and is the planetary ruler of the day. 04/06/2024 New Editions - Venus Talismans The Talisman's election features a conjunction of the Moon and Venus in Taurus. Taurus is not only the sign ruled by Venus, it is also the ...
With the aid of high-powered telescopes, it's now known that many different types of nebula exist, but they tend to fall into just a few main classes. Supernova Remnants Many nebulae are formed by a supernova: the violent explosion of a dying star. When stars explode, they cast off ...
Binary Star systems are estimated to make up 50% of the stars that we see, but that figure could be higher than 65%. BritAstro. The most well-known eclipsing binary is Algol, a star that is in the constellation of Perseus. Algol's variability has been known for centuries, and because...
Time exposure centered on Polaris, the North Star. Notice that the closer stars are to Polaris, the smaller the circles they describe. Stars at the edge of the frame make much larger circles. Credit: Bob King Sirius: Also known as the Dog Star, because it’s the brightest star in Canis...
We look up today and see the stars divided into the same familiar shapes as our ancestors, but how did the constellations come to be?
The name “Euromaidan” is mostly heard in the world news Alas, there are no local residents in the vicinity of Sirius who could appreciate the indomitability of the Ukrainian spirit. This binary system consists of two hot white stars. The main one is 26 times brighter than our Sun and ...