A woman in South Korea gave at least 37 people at her church COVID-19. Source: https://www.livescience.com/coronavirus-superspreader-south-korea-church.html
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Bone walls made of human limbs and skulls discovered under church in Belgium
Almost no children’s bones were found in the walls. Source: https://www.livescience.com/bone-walls-belgium-church.html
What is astrophysics?
Observational astronomy and astrophysics work together to further our understanding of the cosmos. Astrophysicists apply the laws of physics and physical theories to interpret the light gathered by observational astronomers. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/definition-what-is-astrophysics…
Rector Says There Is a 50% Chance That Notre Dame Cathedral Will Not Be Saved
McGruber quotes the Associated Press:
The rector of Notre Dame Cathedral says the Paris landmark is still so fragile that there’s a “50% chance” the structure might not be saved, because scaffolding installed before this year’s fire is threatening the vaults of the Gothic monument… “Today it is not out of danger,” he told The Associated Press on the sidelines of Christmas…
3 Bodies Found Inside Alamo Cathedral, Reigniting Dispute Over Native-American Burial Ground
The discovery of three human graves in the church of the Alamo in San Antonio has reignited a dispute over the Native American presence at the historic site. Source: https://www.livescience.com/bodies-at-alamo-cathedral.html
Was the Christmas Star real?
Are there any possible astronomical explanations for the Star of Bethlehem or Christmas star? Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/was-the-christmas-star-real…
How a Fake Murder-For-Hire Site Led To Real Convictions
Harper’s profiles sys-admin Chris Monteiro, who moonlights as a white-hat hacker monitoring dark web sites claiming to offer murder-for-hire services. For example, he tipped off one local police department to a $5,000 bitcoin payment someone made to try to arrange the murder of a teenaged girl on a site run by someone named “Yura”. [U]sers set up an anonymous account, select…
Buried Christian (and Pagan) Basilica Discovered in Ethiopia’s ‘Lost Kingdom’ of Aksum
An ancient church from the fourth century, containing both early Christian and what may be pagan artifacts, has been unearthed in a buried town in northern Ethiopia. Source: https://www.livescience.com/buried-christian-church-lost-kingdom-ethiopia.html
Radar Uncovers Viking Ship Buried on Norway Farm
The remains of a Viking ship have been discovered on a farm near a medieval church at Edøy, on the island of Smøla, in Norway. Source: https://www.livescience.com/viking-ship-georadar-norway.html
All you need to know: Geminid meteor shower in 2019
We just can’t catch a break. The Geminid meteor shower will peak around the mornings of December 13 and 14, 2019, though under the light of a bright waning gibbous moon. Source: https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/everything-you-need-to-know-geminid-meteor-shower…