Our star chart is designed to get you out learning ... as that's where northern-hemisphere observers see the ecliptic, where the planets prowl. You can also alter direction by using the Move ...

While modern humans tend to think of science in terms of innovations made during the past 100 to 200 years, mankind has ...

Ancient Chinese astronomer Shi Shen’s star catalog, known as The Star Manual of Master Shi, is now considered the oldest star ...

A new preprint suggests that an ancient Chinese star catalog dates to 355 B.C.E. But other researchers aren't convinced, ...

A star chart carved into the ceiling of an ancient ... It has designations for the horizon, equator and ecliptic circles, as well as recognisable patterns of stars. While older depictions of ...

In the early morning hours of June 3, six planets, including Jupiter, Mercury, Uranus, Mars, Neptune and Saturn will momentarily align on the ecliptic ... a dark sky, a star chart and at the ...

They found that the ancient star chart actually dates to 355 B.C. — 250 years earlier than previously thought — and that it ...