These Scientists Say They’ve Identified the Oldest Known Star Chart in the World unverified
Thousands of years ago, Chinese astronomers studied the sky using an ancient record of constellations and their coordinates. Known as the “Star Manual of Master Shi,” the document is the oldest surviving star catalog in China. But now, scientists say the map dates to the fourth century B.C.E.—some 250 years earlier than previously thought.
Cultural Connection Identified Between Prehistoric Sites in Alaska and Russia
FAIRBANKS, ALASKA—According to a Gizmodo report, Shég’ Xdaltth’i’, an archaeological site in Alaska, has been dated to 13,800 years ago by Kelly Graf of the University of Kansas and her colleagues. The researchers have recovered thousands of artifacts at the site, suggesting that it had been used as a long-term camp before the Bering Land Bridge was submerged by rising sea levels.
Archaeology Magazine (AIA) · Jessica Esther Saraceni · Oct 20
Chinese hackers spied on thousands of companies after breaching IT giant ConnectWise
The bad week for cybersecurity just got worse for thousands more companies, who were spied on by Chinese hackers following the breach of IT management and remote access giant ConnectWise. Security researchers at Microsoft say the China state-aligned hackers broke into ConnectWise’s cloud backup service and stole application credentials that are used to establish data links between ConnectWise and its corporate customers, who rely on the cloud service to backup their company’s data.
Bones of 2,000-Year-Old Lap Dog Unearthed in Eastern England
SPILSBY, ENGLAND—Lincolnshire World reports that the remains of a small dog were discovered during an excavation conducted ahead of a construction project. The almost complete skeleton has been dated to between 40 B.C. and A.D. “While we cannot identify the dog with any modern breed, its size and skeletal form indicate it was a house pet that wouldn’t have survived without human care—a very unusual find in a rural setting of this date,” said Lorrain Higbee of Wessex Archaeology.
Archaeology Magazine (AIA) · Jessica Esther Saraceni · Oct 19
Two sources, one subject: what does each one report?
A · NASA News
NASA’s Hubble Charts Path for Roman with Gravitational Lenses
A sweeping barred spiral galaxy marks the spot in this image, but the real treasure is the gravitational lens in the lower-right corner, where a distant background galaxy is being magnified and distorted by the gravity of a closer galaxy. This observation is one of many gravitational lensing images taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope in preparation for science with the new Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.
'Cabin leak suspected': Artemis II astronaut reveals how a warning nearly derailed NASA's epic moon mission
TENERIFE, CANARY ISLANDS — NASA's Artemis II astronauts were just minutes away from a critical engine burn that would send them toward the moon when an unexpected cabin leak warning threatened to change the course of their historic mission. "If it had happened five minutes later, we may not have been able to have that burn," Artemis II pilot Victor Glover revealed during an Oct.
NASA News reports: A sweeping barred spiral galaxy marks the spot in this image, but the real treasure is the gravitational lens in the lower-right corner, where a distant background galaxy is being magnified and distorted by the gravity of a closer galaxy. Space.com reports: TENERIFE, CANARY ISLANDS — NASA's Artemis II astronauts were just minutes away from a critical engine burn that would send them toward the moon when an unexpected cabin leak warning threatened to change the course of their historic mission. The two reports share a subject but not a single event, so read them as two angles rather than one story. This review only restates what each source published. It does not add facts or opinions. Read both and decide for yourself.