A recent study on ancient Egyptian imagery suggests rare drawings of the sky goddess Nut represent the earliest visualization ...

The careening star blasted through the galactic filament, known as "the Snake," at a zippy 1–2 million miles per hour.

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

An interest in understanding the role that the Milky Way played in Egyptian culture and religion has led University of ...

Magnetars are among the rarest—and weirdest—denizens of the galactic zoo. They have powerful magnetic fields and may be the ...

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

Researchers have uncovered the earliest-known depiction of the Milky Way in coffin art depicting the Egyptian sky goddess Nut ...

Discover the amazing similarities between Zhúlóng and the Milky Way, challenging our understanding of galaxy evolution.

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

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

Astronomers have discovered that the magnetar SGR 0501+4516 is speeding through our galaxy at more than 110,000 mph. This ...

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