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Wednesday, December 23, 2020

Arrokoth

Detected in 2014, Arrokoth is the most distant and  object  explored by spacecraft so far. 

Arrokoth is the Powhatan/Algonquin word for sky. 


        Credits: NASA/John Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research Institute/Roman Tkachenko


For a great overview of everything space-related see Universe which is streaming on Netflix (an eighteen part series). 

Saturday, December 19, 2020

German Library Acquires 400 Year Old Friendship Book

 


Mymodernnet.com reports that a German library,  Herzog August Bibliothek Wolfenbüttel acquired a 400 year-old "friendship" book containing the signatures of kings and emperors.

This is like a modern day equivalent of a yearbook.


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