Social media went into a frenzy after a report surfaced online that claimed the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) has shifted the dates for astrological signs and added a 13th constellation. However, the space agency has debunked the report, saying, "Nasa studies astronomy, not astrology."
The report started doing the rounds after a leading website quoted a blog post by Nasa, which was published in January. The blog post, Space Place, is an educational website where children can learn about astronomy. According to the blog post, Babylonians lived over 3,000 years ago and divided the zodiac signs into 12 equal parts for the 12-month calendar. The original zodiac signs were 13, which included Ophiuchus, but since they followed the 12-month calendar they removed the zodiac.
After the blog post went viral, Cosmopolitan reported that 86 percent of the people have a new zodiac sign. Here is how the dates of the new signs will look like, according to Cosmopolitan.
Capricorn: Jan 20 - Feb 16
Aquarius: Feb 16 – March 11
Pisces: March 11 – April 18
Aries: April 18 – May 13
Taurus: May 13 – June 21
Gemini: June 21 – July 20
Cancer: July 20 – Aug 10
Leo: Aug 10 – Sept 16
Virgo: Sept 16 – Oct 30
Libra: Oct 30 – Nov 23
Scorpio: Nov 23 – Nov 29
Ophiuchus: Nov 29 – Dec 17
Sagittarius: Dec 17 – Jan 20
However, Nasa clarified to Gizmodo that the blog was about astrology and the history of zodiac signs. "We didn't change any Zodiac signs, we just did the math," NASA spokesperson Dwayne Brown told Gizmodo. "The Space Place article was about how astrology is not astronomy, how it was a relic of ancient history, and pointed out the science and math that did come from observations of the night sky."
So yes, it's final. There are only 12 zodiac signs.
