Stunned researchers discover that, in addition to accurately tracing the movement of the sun, moon and predicting when eclipses would occur, the Antikythera Mechanism created by the Ancient Greeks around 100-200BC also tracked the movements of Venus and Saturn. “Our work reveals the Antikythera Mechanism as a beautiful conception, translated by superb engineering into a device of genius,” the study concludes about the creation considered to be the world’s first computer.
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The chief of Russian space agency Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, said on Twitter that cooperation with…
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The Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov shared online a photograph from the International Space Station (ISS)…
An impressive photo of Athens and Attica was taken by the European satellite Copernicus Sentinel-2.…
The night sky is set to be illuminated across Greece this week, as the annual…
A Russian filmmaking duo are set to win the moviemaking space race, dashing Tom Cruise’s…
There are many young people looking for jobs outside Greece – even in space. A…
Out of this world! French astronaut Thomas Pesquet has shared an incredible image of Athens…
Stunned researchers discover that, in addition to accurately tracing the movement of the sun, moon and predicting when eclipses would occur, the Antikythera Mechanism created by the Ancient Greeks around 100-200BC also tracked the movements of Venus and Saturn. “Our work reveals the Antikythera Mechanism as a beautiful conception, translated by superb engineering into a device of genius,” the study concludes about the creation considered to be the world’s first computer.
Two other Greek observatories have been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) for the…
“We are about to start a unique journey and launch a new educational program on space exploration. Our school will be the first school in the world to send material to the Moon!” Moraitis School announced in a recent statement.
Many people have seen photos from space, but how many have actually heard what our universe sounds like? The “Music of the Stars” program is a unique space exhibition that opens in 2021, teaching the blind the magic of astronomy through real sounds from space.
Astronomers including Dr. Apostolos Christou, have discovered an asteroid trailing behind Mars, which they described…