Hubble’s Photomosaic of Andromeda Galaxy Unveils Hundreds of Millions of Stars

Hubble’s Photomosaic of Andromeda Galaxy Unveils Hundreds of Millions of Stars

A century ago, the American astronomer Edwin Hubble first established that this so-called ‘spiral nebula’ was approximately 2.5 million light years away from our Milky Way Galaxy. The post Hubble’s Photomosaic of Andromeda Galaxy Unveils Hundreds of Millions of Stars appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.  A century ago, the American astronomer Edwin Hubble…

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Byzantine-Era Monastery with Colorful Mosaic Floor Unearthed in Israel

Byzantine-Era Monastery with Colorful Mosaic Floor Unearthed in Israel

Archaeologists with the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) have discovered the ruins of a Byzantine-period monastery with a colorful mosaic floor and a Greek inscription, an ancient wine press and other buildings at Kiryat Gat, Israel. The post Byzantine-Era Monastery with Colorful Mosaic Floor Unearthed in Israel appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.  Archaeologists with…

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Fossil of Tiny Enantiornithine Bird Unearthed in China

Fossil of Tiny Enantiornithine Bird Unearthed in China

A new genus and species of bohaiornithid enantiornithine bird has been identified from a nearly complete and articulated skeleton preserved with traces of feathers found in northeastern China. The post Fossil of Tiny Enantiornithine Bird Unearthed in China appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.  A new genus and species of bohaiornithid enantiornithine bird has…

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Do Chimps Who Pee Together Stay Together?

Scientists suspect that contagious urination, a behavior they observed among a troop of apes in Japan, may play an important role in primate social life. Scientists suspect that contagious urination, a behavior they observed among a troop of apes in Japan, may play an important role in primate social life. Monkeys and Apes, Urine, Animal Behavior, Evolution…

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