The Dog Star, Sirius, is easy to spot because it’s the sky’s brightest star. Procyon – the other Dog Star – is near its brighter brother on the sky’s dome. Source: https://earthsky.org/brightest-stars/procyon-harbringer-of-the-dog-star…
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Ancient game board could be a missing link tied to the Egyptian Book of the Dead
A game board bridges the gap between old and new in ancient Egypt. Source: https://www.livescience.com/board-game-tied-to-egyptian-book-of-dead.html
UK To Host Spyware Firm Accused of Aiding Human Rights Abuses
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: The British government is helping a controversial Israeli spyware company to market its surveillance technologies at a secretive trade fair visited by repressive regimes, the Guardian can reveal. The government will host the NSO Group, which sells technology that has allegedly been used by autocratic regimes to spy on the private messages…
Mummies of ancient Egyptian priests found buried with thousands of afterlife ‘servants’
A massive burial ground holding the remains of several high priests of ancient Egypt, along with their assistants, has been discovered in the northern part of the site of Tuna el-Gebel. Source: https://www.livescience.com/mummies-of-high-priests-in-ancient-egypt.html
Egyptian mummy cold case closed: ‘Takabuti’ was stabbed to death
This cold case is finally cracked; the mummified woman was murdered with a knife. Source: https://www.livescience.com/egypt-mummy-murdered-with-knife.html
Egyptian mummy speaks again after 3,000 years
The voice of an ancient Egyptian priest has been heard for the first time in more than 3,000 years, thanks to a detailed reconstruction of his vocal tract from his mummified remains. Source: https://www.livescience.com/ancient-egypt-mummy-voice-reconstructed.html
A winding river of stars called Eridanus
Why search for such a faint constellation? Only because it’s very beautiful. Plus seeing Eridanus can give you a kinship with stargazers from centuries ago. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/eridanus-a-river-of-stars…
Image: Hubble sights galaxy’s celestial sequins
This smattering of celestial sequins is a spiral galaxy named NGC 4455, located in the northern constellation of Coma Berenices (Berenice’s Hair). This might sound like an odd name for a constellation—and in fact it is somewhat unusual. It’s the only modern constellation to be named in honor of a real person from history: Queen Berenice II of Egypt. Source: https://phys.org/news/2020-01-image-hubble-sights-galaxy-celestial.html…
January’s birthstone is the garnet
Happy birthday January babies! Your birthstone is the garnet. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/january-birthstone-garnet…
Why was Tesla obsessed with the pyramids ?
Inventor and scientist Nikola Tesla had more than a passing interest in Egypt’s archaeological wonders. There are few people who have contributed more… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/333370/why-was-tesla-obsessed-with-the-pyramids…