An Egyptian sarcophagus shows the sky goddess Nut as being covered in stars and having a dark, undulating curve running ...

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

An unusual depiction of the ancient Egyptian sky goddess Nut may include a representation of the "Dark River" or "Great Rift" ...

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

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

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

Rwanda says it's talking with the US about taking in third-country deportees. Here's why ...

Stargazers accustomed to scanning the Milky Way galaxy may notice something odd overhead this month: barely any milk in that way.

The ELT is on its way to becoming the largest optical telescope in the world, and as it rises beneath some of the clearest ...

Residents in the UAE can now observe the Milky Way in the night sky, also known as the Galactic River. The galaxy's main arm ...

Astronomer Eliza Kempton said that she had waited her "entire career" to peer into an atmosphere from this mysterious class of planets.