After Princess Andromeda was saved by the hero Perseus and lived out the rest of her days, the goddess Athena placed her forever amongst the stars as a way to honor her. Credit: Polona Digital Library ...
Over half of the 88 official constellation names are attributed to the ancient Greeks. The International Astronomical Union governs the naming of these star-formed “patterns.” The first known ...
Thank the ancient Greeks for giving us the majority of our official 88 constellation names recognized by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). But that doesn’t mean plenty of other ...
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