A lunar eclipse ceremony from the Torres Strait turns our understanding of the history of science on its head.
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A team of archaeologists discovered the remains of the 16th-century father of modern astronomy, who demonstrated that the Earth orbits the Sun.
Astronomer Caroline Herschel’s work discovering and cataloging astronomical objects in the 18th century is still used in the field today, but she didn’t always get her due credit.
The darkness of the night sky seems so obvious as to need no explanation – yet it has intrigued and baffled scientists for centuries.
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Astrophysicien, Professeur, Vice-président, art, culture, science et société, Université Paris-Saclay
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ARC Laureate Fellow and Winthrop Research Professor at the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research, UWA., The University of Western Australia
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Associate Professor, The University of Melbourne
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Mualgal man, Moa Island, Torres Strait, Indigenous Knowledge
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Maître de conférence en physique des astroparticules, Université Paris-Saclay
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Catedratico de Fisica Teórica, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
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Astrophysicien, Directeur de recherches au CNRS, Observatoire de Paris
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Assistant Research, Universidade do Porto
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Investigador en Astrofísica, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
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Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Historian, Australian Catholic University
