Ancient depictions of the Egyptian sky goddess may represent one of the earliest visual interpretations of the Milky Way ...

The ancient Egyptians were astute astronomers. They often depicted the cosmos atop coffins. A new survey of such artwork ...

These May nights provide the skywatcher impressive views of galactic clusters unimpeded by the Milky Way, the chance to study exoplanets and the opportunity to refresh one’s perspectives.

Tomb art suggests the sky goddess Nut from ancient Egypt might reveal the oldest depiction of our galaxy.

In exploring various cultures’ Milky Way mythologies, Graur was struck by ancient Egyptian written sources that referenced ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has worked in the fields of neuroscience ...

Saturn climbs higher at dawn but still tussles with twilight. At mid-month, it’s about a fist to the right (west) of Venus.

The glorious river of stars, interwoven with dark dust, that makes up the plane of the Milky Way in the night sky may have ...

A Closer Look at M87 M87 was discovered by Charles Messier in 1781. He classified it and eight other similar deep space ...

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Venus dominates as the brilliant “Morning Star” in the east-southeast before dawn; the Eta Aquariid meteor shower takes place ...

The fascination with figuring out the part that the Milky Way may have played in the culture and religion of ancient Egypt ...