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

Artistic depictions of the Ancient Egyptian god Nut reveal an awareness of the Milky Way galaxy.

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

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

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

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

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

The fracture is likely caused by a pulsar that smashed into G359.13 at a speed between one million and two million miles per ...

An international team led by the University of Geneva (UNIGE) has discovered the most distant known spiral galaxy to date.

Ancient Egyptians appear to have depicted the Milky Way in their funerary art, according to a new study published in the ...

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

Galaxies speckle the heavens like stars in a stunning new photo of the deep and distant universe.