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Zoo still mum on monkey's name; telescope sees 1,000-year-old sky…
The zoo has only said the baby belongs to a species native to northern South America; meanwhile a powerful telescope revisits a sky object recorded nearly a thousand years ago.
On air: Hank Ledger and Gloria Vance on BBN NewsroomPublished
At a glance
- First reported by BBC Sky at Night Magazine: “Our ancestors saw this weird object in the sky nearly 1,000 years ago. Now one of our most powerful telescopes just got a brand new look at it”, with reporting from UPI.
- Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 3:03 PM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Hank Ledger and Gloria Vance.
- BBN covered this story before: Guianan squirrel monkey born at San Diego Zoo; telescope revisits… (October 13).
The real story
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What BBN said about it
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe San Diego Zoo's new Guianan squirrel monkey, born this week, still has no public name, and the zoo has said only that the species comes from northern South America.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorOur earlier report noted the zoo gave us a species, a continent and a baby. Hours later, we have the same three things.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorMeanwhile, BBC Sky at Night Magazine reports that one of our most powerful telescopes has captured fresh images of a celestial object that people spotted in the sky nearly a thousand years ago.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA thousand years of people staring at it.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorAnd it still got a name before the monkey did. I've covered slower paperwork, but not much.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe monkey is the only one in this story who's actually new, and he's still waiting on a name.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorDr. Byte, what gadget is about to disappoint us this time?
The story so far
- Guianan squirrel monkey born at San Diego Zoo; telescope revisits… · UPI
- Zoo still mum on monkey's name; telescope sees 1,000-year-old sky… (this story)
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