Signature of the sky in rock

http://www.thehindu.com/2006/04/19/stories/2006041921290200.htm

HYDERABAD: An early representation of the Great Bear constellation dating back to around 500 B.C. has been discovered on a piece of rock at Mudumula village of Mahabubnagar district by the University of Hyderabad.

The University's History department dated the find to the megalithic period and suggested the sky map as being the earliest physical representation of the sky discovered in the country. "This probably could even be the earliest such representation in the entire South Asia," Reader in department of History K.P.Rao who led the team, claimed at a media conference here on Monday.

The representation of the group of stars was found on a square table-like rock with a flat slanting top. "This appears to have been deliberately planted by the megalithic people to plot the Great Bear constellation, also known as `Ursa Major' and referred to as `Saptarshi Mandala' in Indian astronomy," Dr.Rao said.

35000 year old statue

35000 year old statue, oldest know of an actual object (not abstract)

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MYSTERIOUS 'MONTAUK MONSTER' RETURNS

MYSTERIOUS 'MONTAUK MONSTER' RETURNS

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Catalog of all Exoplanets

Catalog of all Exoplanets

http://www.planetary.org/exoplanets/

NASA Photos of Speceships

http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA07923
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Artist's Concept of Deep Impact's Encounter with Comet Tempel 1

http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA04604
Spaceship near comet
Deep Space 1 Using its Ion Engine (Artist's Concept)

http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA09939
two groups of two stars with dust ring around one pair
Evidence for Strange Stellar Family (Artist Concept)

http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA10075
big antena in orbit around red planet with grey planet in background
New Horizons at Pluto

Full Color Hemispheric View of Venus Centered at 180 Degrees East Longitude

http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA00159
http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA00158
http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA00157

Full color pictures of Venus.

The Crown of Tethys

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/cassini/multimedia/pia08400.html

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