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 ...

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

A new study reveals that ancient Egyptian coffins contain star maps matching the Milky Way, offering insight into their ...

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

The ancient Egyptians were astute astronomers. They often depicted the cosmos atop coffins. A new survey of such artwork ...

On an ancient Egyptian coffin lid painted more than 3,000 years ago, the sky goddess Nut arches over the dead. Her naked body ...

The fascination with figuring out the part that the Milky Way may have played in the culture and religion of ancient Egypt ...

A new study suggests that ancient Egyptians may have captured the Milky Way in their artwork more than 3,000 years ago, potentially offering our galaxy's earliest-known visual representation.

Astronomers have uncovered an ancient event in space history which involved a head-on collision between the Milky Way and a smaller object, dubbed the "Sausage" galaxy. Discovered by an ...