Arguably, a hobby’s greatest benefit is derived from its rewards. I’ve been an avid backyard astronomer for 60 years. I still recall the night in 1963 when my high school friend Ray Gerbi showed me ...

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The Ancient Egyptians were meticulous astronomers and recorded the passage of the heavens in extraordinary detail. The goal was to mark the passage of time and to understand the will of the Gods who ...

HELSINKI, Finland, Dec. 17 (UPI) --Researchers have finally confirmed the ancient Egyptian's direct knowledge of variable star Algol and its periodic eclipses. Algol is one of the best known eclipsing ...

This week, skywatchers will have the chance to catch a winking "demon star" in the night sky. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The ...

There is an apocryphal story, dating back to the mid-18th century, about a famous Paris astronomer who would stand on one of the Seine bridges on nights when the variable star Algol was in eclipse, to ...