In 1999, two amateur treasure hunters made a rare discovery at a small town in the Eastern German region of Saxony-Anhalt that shook the world of archeology. The remarkable find was in use from 1,800 to 1,600 BC, likely came from fmines in present-day Austria, England, and Romania, but was almost lost to black market traders.
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Astronomers Detect Biggest Explosion Since the Big Bang
https://futurism.com/astronomers-detect-biggest-explosion-since-big-bang
Earth formed much faster than previously thought
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/02/200220130509.htm
35-year-old space riddle solved by Chilean astronomers
https://www.thisischile.cl/35-year-old-space-riddle-solved-by-chilean-astronomers/?lang=en
Student discovers 17 new planets, including an Earth-sized world
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/02/200228073146.htm
Discovering the universe in chile
https://www.thisischile.cl/discovering-the-universe-in-chile/?lang=en
This 'hot Jupiter' planet with an 18-hour year is dancing with death
https://www.space.com/hot-jupiter-exoplanet-torn-apart-18-hour-year.html
how discoveries in astronomy apply to other challenges
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8vNTL16ogk
Astronomy in Everyday Life
https://www.iau.org/public/themes/astronomy_in_everyday_life/
Grand Challenges: Unlocking the Mysteries of the Universe
STEM, STEAM, STEMX, STEMD and beyond..
ERC Grand Challenges: For project design, for inquiry, for activism.