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Astronomical alignment found at Peruvian pyramid

May 15th, 2013 | by Sevaan Franks

A research team has discovered that the Cerro del Gentil pyramid in Peru aligns perfectly with two geoglyphs and the

November 21st, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks

Recently the remains of Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe were exhumed to determine his real cause of death (he wasn’t poisoned).

November 16th, 2012 | by Sevaan Franks

A team of researchers who analysed the remains of Tycho Brahe, the 16th-century Danish astronomer, have concluded that he did

April 6th, 2011 | by Sevaan Franks

New research on the world’s first computer, the Antikythera mechanism, show that the device tracked the sun’s irregular movements surprisingly

February 7th, 2011 | by Sevaan Franks

A primitive sundial, dating back 10,000 years, has been found in Australia. Scientists at Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research

January 13th, 2011 | by Sevaan Franks

Astronomers have recalculated the original Babylonian zodiac by accounting for shifts in the Earth’s axis over the millennia. I’ve been

November 16th, 2010 | by Sevaan Franks

Scientists have exhumed the remains of the 16th-century Danish astronomer in order to conclusively determine the cause of his death.

September 22nd, 2010 | by Sevaan Franks

Halley’s comet may have been spotted by the ancient Greeks, more than 200 years earlier than previously thought. According to