All articles tagged with #history of astronomy
Ancient Arabic poetry from the 12th century describes a bright star in the constellation Cassiopeia, which recent research suggests was a supernova observed around 1181-1182, providing valuable historical data on stellar explosions.
The article explores the historical and scientific development of the concept of black holes, starting with John Michell's 18th-century theoretical prediction of 'dark stars' with gravity so strong that light couldn't escape, leading up to modern discoveries of supermassive black holes at galaxy centers, confirmed by recent Nobel Prize-winning research.