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#News: Indigenous #Australians, the world’s first #astronomers – are losing access to the night sky as light #pollution drowns out #stars. Protect dark skies and 60,000 years of knowledge #IndigenousRights #HumanRights @palmoildetectives
theconversation.com/indigenous…

Indigenous Australians were the world’s first astronomers. But their knowledge is now at risk

Aboriginal communities have observed the night sky for millennia. But they face a growing threat – light pollution.
The Conversation
#News #HumanRights #Stars #australians #pollution #indigenousrights #astronomers @Palm Oil Detectives

Happy that the first exoplanet discovered accidentally by Dale Frail and Aleksander Wolszczan in 1992 is included. They were not even mentioned when other #astronomers were awarded the Nobel prize for the discovery of exoplanets. And yet the discovery ended up showing exoplanets can show up in strange places.

#space #astronomy #planets

#space #astronomy #astronomers #planets

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