PLANETARY ALIGNMENT
Rhodes' Colossus
In a move reminiscent of recent fantasy spectacles such as Lord of
the Rings and Game of Thrones, a collective of European architects
has proposed to build a 21st Century version of the Colossus of
Rhodes – the ancient Greek statue erected on the island of Rhodes
in 280 BCE. The new statue would stand 500-feet tall and serve as
a cultural centre as well as a lighthouse. The Colossus stood as
one of the tallest structures of the ancient world until an earthquake
brought it crashing down in 226 BCE, but now, a group of architects,
civil engineers, and archeologists from around Europe want to build
a modern version of the statue, five times taller than the original.
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If you haven't seen it already, since January
20 our five closest celestial neighbours,
Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn,
will be aligned in the night sky for the first
time in over a decade. To get the best look
at this phenomenon, try to find an open field
and a dark sky. At the very least get a clear
view of the sky and hope that it's not cloudy.
Then look toward the moon and follow its
path toward the horizon. You should be able
to see the planets (which are generally less
twinkly than stars) shining brightly in the
sky. Savvy astronomers may notice that the
alignment of the planets in the sky does not
follow their order from the sun, (Mercury,
Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus,
Neptune and dwarf planet Pluto), but you'll
be glad to know that the planets' order from
the sun hasn't changed, but rather the path
and plane that they follow around our star
means that when we see them, Saturn kind
of jumps in there after Venus and before
Mars. The planets will be visible before
fading by Feb. 20. Need help locating the
planets? Try one of these free apps for
stargazers here.
DIGITAL DIVA
Imogen Heap has been a pioneer in the music industry for decades – one of the first artists to brave the 'self-published'
route and, since 2011, has been using her futuristic digital gloves called Mi Mu to control the sound of her voice. Her latest
innovation is a musical platform called Mycelia, which proposes using blockchain technologies, similar to those used by ѡ