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A List of Best Places to View Alpha Centauri

2023-10-19 by Phil Butler

An exoplanet orbiting Alpha Centauri B

Alpha Centauri is our closest neighboring star system, four light-years from Earth. Here are six of the best places to view the system from.

Tags: 'Obz', ALMA, Alpha Centauri, Alpha Centauri A, Alpha Centauri B, astronomy, binary star systems, Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, Elon Musk, Haleakalā High Altitude Observatory, Haleakalā National Park, Kosmos space ship, Lowell Observatory, Milky Way, NASA, Proxima Centauri, space travel, starts, triple star systems, Voyage to Alpha Centauri

Somewhere Over Kissamos

2020-05-11 by Phil Butler

Kissamos

A night sky UHD timelapse “Above Kissamos” film by The MultiMaker on May 1st brings to mind the eternal gift of the universe seen from Crete.

Tags: astronomy, crete, Crete islands, Elon Musk, Kissamos, Kissamos sky, Minoans, movies, night sky, Polyrrhenia, satellites, SpaceX, Starlink, Starlink satellites, stars

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The Hill They Would Desecrate: Papoura and the Shadow of Betrayal

2025-07-13 By Phil Butler

They would build a radar on the bones of Minos himself if it secured another defense contract. That is the unbearable truth behind the Central Archaeological Council’s recent decision to allow military hardware to rise less than thirty meters from one of the rarest Minoan architectural discoveries ever uncovered. Papoura Hill, a 700-meter-high geological sentinel […]

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Cretan Cockroaches Outpacing Tourists

2025-07-12 By Iorgos Pappas

Cretan cockroaches are driving tourists to distraction, especially during Crete’s neglected summer months.

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Tourists Alarmed as Crete’s Tourism Faces Threat from Illegal Migration Crisis

2025-07-12 By Manuel Santos

Major tourism groups on Crete strongly oppose plans for migrant reception facilities, warning government officials about the risks to the island’s image and economy.

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Minos Palace Resort Is Crete’s Newest Longevity Hideout

2025-07-12 By Victoria Udrea

Bluegr Hotels & Resorts opened Nao at Minos Palace Resort in Crete—Greece’s boldest longevity hub, blending ancient wisdom with new science under expert medical guidance.

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Over 120 Alltours Agents Invade Crete

2025-07-12 By Iorgos Pappas

From April to June, Danaos Travel hosted over 120 Alltours tourism professionals on six familiarization trips across Crete.

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