Space.com

4 epic myths hiding in the May sky — and how to find them

The great arc of stars in the constellation Corona Borealis represents the crown of Ariadne in Greek mythology, who, in some ...

Before sci-fi was everywhere, this pioneering magazine championed 'scientifiction'

Amazing Stories was like nothing else when its April 1926 issue appeared on newsstands. Between its lurid painted covers was ...
Gizmodo

Historian Finds Copy of 16th-Century Astronomy Textbook—Belonging to Galileo

Master the rules before you break them. According to new research, not even humanity’s greatest minds were exempt from this timeless rule—including Galileo Galilei, whose contributions to astronomy ...
New Scientist

Filming the universe’s biggest dramas: Best ideas of the century

Step back 1000 years, look up at the night sky and you might notice some extra dots of light compared with today. Back then, Chinese astronomers called these “guest stars” and believed them to be ...
Boise State University

19th Century Scientists

The 19th century transformed astronomy into a physical science. Advances in spectroscopy and photography revealed the composition of stars and nebulae, expanding astronomy beyond positions and motions ...
Newsweek

Woman Had ‘Gut Feeling’ 19th Century Desk Harbored Secret—She Was Right

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. An antique collector had her suspicions confirmed after taking a closer ...
Forbes

Late-19th-Century French Art Icons On Exhibit Across America

This fall, Pissarro, Manet, Morisot, Renoir, and Rousseau have special exhibitions across America putting masterpieces drawn from around the nation and Europe and on view. ByChadd Scott, Contributor.
insider.si.edu

A 19th-Century Fitness Buff

Dr. Gustav Zander (1835–1920) was a Swedish physician who helped pioneer mechanotherapy, or the promotion of health and healing through exercise apparatus. Zander studied the mechanics of the body and ...
The Economist

The 19th century is a terrible guide to modern statecraft

SOME 120 years on, few remember the outrage provoked by the awarding of the Nobel peace prize to Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th American president and, to his critics, a might-makes-right, America First ...
The Conversation

Early visions of Mars: Meet the 19th‑century astronomer who used science fiction to imagine the red planet

Camille Flammarion’s work imagined what might exist beyond Earth in the universe. Three Lions/Hulton Archive via Getty Images Living in today’s age of ambitious robotic exploration of Mars, with an ...
CNN

Rare 19th-century condom with erotic etching goes on display at Dutch museum

A rare 19th-century condom decorated with an erotic etching featuring a nun and three clergymen is going on display at a museum in the Netherlands. Believed to be made from a sheep’s appendix, the ...