Long before telescopes and space probes, people stared up at the night sky and tried to make sense of the glittering chaos above them. Their explanations took the form of myths: gods hurled into the heavens, animals frozen in light, serpents swallowing the Sun. For a long time, science treated these stories as superstition ...
The night sky holds mysteries that have captivated humanity for thousands of years, but most of us rarely see more than a handful of stars through the veil of light pollution that blankets our modern world. Imagine stepping into nature’s own observatory, where the air is thin, the atmosphere crystal clear, and the cosmos reveals ...
Most people glance up at the night sky and spot what they believe is the brightest beacon shining down on them. They point confidently toward that brilliant light and declare it the North Star, the celestial compass that has guided travelers for centuries. But here’s the thing that might completely shatter your assumptions about our ...
