Recently, there was bizarre news that NASA might have changed the zodiac calendar. However, NASA has released a statement stating that astrology is not its field of expertise.

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The recurring news about a 13th horoscope sign had been circulating again last week, causing much confusion and outrage among astrology enthusiasts. Scientists, on the other hand, think that this idea is absurd as zodiac signs do not have any scientific basis at all.

NASA official Dwayne Brown explained that scientists at the agency study astronomy and not astrology.

In the past, NASA has explained the difference between astrology and astronomy in a post on NASA Space Place, a site that is dedicated to children.

Astronomy is the scientific study of all objects and matter in outer space, while astrology deals with a 3,000-year-old tradition of ancient Babylonians involving the use of zodiac signs to identify the changing constellations in the night skies.

This ancient practice of star mapping involves the use of the different positions of stars and planets to explain events in person's daily life.

NASA noted that there are indeed 13 constellations that can be seen from Earth in a year. Due to a slight wobble in the planet's axis, these constellations are not as accurately placed in the skies like they were thousands of years ago. The 13^th constellation is known as Ophiuchus.

Brown explains that NASA did not change any zodiac signs but just calculated the math. He added that astrology is an ancient relic of history but science and math are obtained from observing the night skies.