Published on Dec 21, 2012
Guatemala on 21 December 2012 marked the end of a major cycle in the 5,125-year Mayan Long Count calendar with a colourful, elaborate celebration filled with dance, Mayan music and gravity-defying headdresses. The ceremony at the Tikal archaeological site started just after 03:00 GMT with man dressed like a Mayan priest [...]
Published on Dec 7, 2012
SOURCE…WFAA
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BIG ASTEROID FLYBY: Large near-Earth asteroid 4179 Toutatis is flying past Earth this week. At closest approach on Dec. 12th, it will be 7 million km away, or 18 times farther than the Moon. Astronomers are taking advantage of the flyby to learn more about the asteroid’s orbit, shape, and topography. [...]
Published on Dec 9, 2012
Sir Patrick Moore, 89, Dies At Home
British astronomer and broadcaster Sir Patrick Moore has died at his home at the age of 89, a group of his friends and staff say.
The broadcaster “passed away peacefully at 12.25pm this afternoon”, in Selsey, West Sussex, they said in a statement.
It added: “After a [...]
