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  2. History of astronomy - Wikipedia

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    A 32,500-year-old carved ivory mammoth tusk could contain the oldest known star chart (resembling the constellation Orion). [8] It has also been suggested that drawings on the wall of the Lascaux caves in France dating from 33,000 to 10,000 years ago could be a graphical representation of the Pleiades , the Summer Triangle , and the Northern ...

  3. House (astrology) - Wikipedia

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    Understanding the houses in astrology can provide insight into various aspects of a person's life and personality. Every house system is dependent on the rotational movement of Earth on its axis, but there is a wide range of approaches to calculating house divisions and different opinions among astrologers over which house system is most ...

  4. Cosmic inflation - Wikipedia

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    t. e. In physical cosmology, cosmic inflation, cosmological inflation, or just inflation, is a theory of exponential expansion of space in the very early universe. Following the inflationary period, the universe continued to expand, but at a slower rate. The re-acceleration of this slowing expansion due to dark energy began after the universe ...

  5. Cosmos (ATOM) Price Predictions: Where Will the ATOM ... - AOL

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    Coinpedia has an optimistic Cosmos (Atom) price prediction, saying the coin could surpass $30 and even reach $50 before the end of 2021. They go on to say ATOM-USD will likely reach $40 by the end ...

  6. Cosmos (Sagan book) - Wikipedia

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    Cosmos sold over 900,000 copies while on these lists, [19] and continued popularity has allowed Cosmos to sell about five million copies internationally. [20] Shortly after Cosmos was published, Sagan received a $2 million advance for the novel Contact. [21] This was the largest release given for an unwritten fiction book at the time. [14]

  7. Age of the universe - Wikipedia

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    In physical cosmology, the age of the universe is the time elapsed since the Big Bang.Astronomers have derived two different measurements of the age of the universe: [1] a measurement based on direct observations of an early state of the universe, which indicate an age of 13.787 ± 0.020 billion years as interpreted with the Lambda-CDM concordance model as of 2021; [2] and a measurement based ...

  8. Cosmos DB - Wikipedia

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    It is designed to provide high availability, scalability, and low-latency access to data for modern applications. Unlike traditional relational databases, Cosmos DB is a NoSQL (meaning "Not only SQL", rather than "zero SQL") and vector database, [ 1 ] which means it can handle unstructured, semi-structured, structured, and vector data types. [ 2 ]

  9. Drake equation - Wikipedia

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    Calculations in 2010, from NASA and the European Space Agency indicate that the rate of star formation in this Galaxy is about 0.68–1.45 M ☉ of material per year. [22] [23] To get the number of stars per year, we divide this by the initial mass function (IMF) for stars, where the average new star's mass is about 0.5 M ☉. [24]