Using data from ESA’s Gaia satellite, astronomers from the National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics in Cairo, Egypt, have explored the open star cluster Kronberger 60. Results of the study, published September 2 on the arXiv pre-print server, provide more insights into the properties of this cluster. Source: https://phys.org/news/2020-09-properties-cluster-kronberger.html…
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Cache of ancient sealed coffins found in Egypt
Archaeologists have discovered 13 ancient Egyptian coffins that have remained untouched since antiquity. The remarkable find, which was made at the an… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/339377/cache-of-ancient-sealed-coffins-found-in-egypt…
Chinese-Made Smartphones Are Secretly Stealing Money From People Around the World
An anonymous reader quotes a report from BuzzFeed News: When Mxolosi saw a Tecno W2 smartphone in a store in Johannesburg, South Africa, he was attracted to its looks and functionality. But what really drew him in was the price, roughly $30 — far less than comparable models from Samsung, Nokia, or Huawei, Africa’s other top brands. It was another sale…
People In The Developing World Thought They Were Buying Cheap Cellphones. They Were Also Getting Robbed.
An anonymous reader shares a report: When Mxolosi saw a Tecno W2 smartphone in a store in Johannesburg, South Africa, he was attracted to its looks and functionality. But what really drew him in was the price, roughly $30 — far less than comparable models from Samsung, Nokia, or Huawei, Africa’s other top brands. […] But its success can come at…
Little ancient Egyptian mummies hold surprises inside … and they aren’t human
One of these tiny mummies held the remains of a bird missing certain body parts. Source: https://www.livescience.com/ancient-egypt-grain-mummy.html
Foreign dynasty’s rise to power in ancient Egypt was an inside job
Ancient Egypt was once ruled by a dynasty of foreigners known as the Hyksos, but new evidence shows that this takeover wasn’t an invasion from a distant land. Source: https://www.livescience.com/hyksos-did-not-invade-egypt.html
Use the Big Dipper to find Polaris
Draw a line through the Big Dipper pointer stars to find Polaris, Earth’s northern pole star. If your sky is dark, also look for a former pole star, Thuban. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/big-dipper-points-to-polaris-aids-in-finding-thuban-2…
How are zoo animals handling the coronavirus shutdown?
How captive animals are coping with the sudden emptiness of the world’s zoos and aquariums Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/zoo-aquarium-animals-coronavirus-shutdown…
4 amazing astronomical discoveries from ancient Greece
The ancients made some jaw-dropping discoveries without modern technology. For example, the size of the moon. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/4-amazing-astronomical-discoveries-ancient-greece…
Jewellery-clad teenage mummy found in Egypt
Archaeologists have unearthed the mummy of a 17th-dynasty teenager in the Egyptian city of Luxor. Announced by the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and An… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/336791/jewellery-clad-teenage-mummy-found-in-egypt…