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From pocket planetarium to giant dome, see how humans have reached for the stars

India, Nov. 22 -- Ancient Babylonians built watchtowers to study the sky, and used clay tablets to record the positions of ritually significant stars. Their observations, the earliest dating to at le... Read More


Fly me to the moon...: See how the planetarium has zoomed forward, in 100 years

India, Nov. 22 -- It's 1925, and a small crowd has stepped into a pitch-black dome and heard the doors close behind them. As they struggle to adjust to the darkness, the roof seems to disappear. An e... Read More


Fly me to the moon...: See how planetariums have zoomed forward, in 100 years

India, Nov. 22 -- It's 1925, and a small crowd has stepped into a pitch-black dome and heard the doors close behind them. As they struggle to adjust to the darkness, the roof seems to disappear. An e... Read More