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

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

An exoplanet discovered in 2020 contains the coldest temperatures ever measured on a planetary body, according to scientists.

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

Our solar system may have a ninth planet after all, following the declassification of Pluto nearly two decades ago, ...

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

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

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A surprisingly well-formed spiral galaxy has been spotted just a billion years after the Big Bang, challenging long-held ...

An astronomer breaks down 3 key components that allow researchers to make groundbreaking discoveries — and decide when ...

While this is the clearest known evidence for the ancient Egyptians understanding the Milky Way, others examples have also been found to reveal ... and phases of planets, moons, and stars.