astronomy

The Language of the Stars: Decoding Astronomy

Have you ever wondered why the star Betelgeuse has an Arabic name but sits in a Greek constellation? The night…

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Runglish in Orbit: The Hybrid Language Forged in the International Space Station

In the high-stakes environment of the International Space Station, flawless communication has led to the spontaneous development of "Runglish," a…

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Canali on Mars: The 19th-Century Mistranslation That Invented a World

This post explores how Italian astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli's 1877 description of "canali" (channels) on Mars was translated into English as…

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