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Saturn Has 274 Known Moons—Thanks in Large Part to This Astronomer
How One Astronomer Helped to Discover Nearly 200 Moons of Saturn Scientific American spoke with the astronomer who has contributed to the discovery of two thirds of Saturn’s known moons By Meghan Bartels edited by Lee Billings A mere decade ago, astronomers knew of just 62 moons around Saturn. Today the ringed planet boasts a…
Sebastião Salgado, photographer known for Amazon rainforest images, dies aged 81
Brazilian photographer’s work highlighted injustice and introduced rainforest to the world ‘I photographed the world’: the career of Sebastião Salgado – in pictures The Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado, who is best known for his dramatic black-and-white photographs that highlighted injustice and introduced the Amazon rainforest the world, has died. He was 81. His death was…
Jocelyne Wildenstein, socialite known for extreme cat-like plastic surgery, dies
Known as ‘one of the jet set’s most outrageous characters’, Wildenstein died in Paris hotel aged 84 The Swiss socialite and cosmetic surgery aficionado Jocelyne Wildenstein, sometimes known as “Catwoman” due to her extensive plastic surgery, has died, her partner said on Wednesday. “It is with heavy heart and with great sadness that Mr Lloyd…
Jocelyn Wildenstein, Known for “Catwoman” Transformation, Dead at 84
Jocelyn Wildenstein, who rose to notoriety for her plastic surgery that resembled a cat, has died, her fiancé Lloyd Klein confirmed. Jocelyn Wildenstein’s family is mourning a tremendous loss. The Swiss socialite—known for her cosmetically enhanced cat-like appearance—has died in France. She was 84. Jocelyn’s cause of death was a pulmonary embolism, her fiancé Lloyd…