What did our ancestors think when they looked up at the night sky? All cultures ascribed special meaning to the sun and the moon, but what about the pearly band of light and shadow we call the Milky ...

The study of celestial objects ran throughout ancient Egyptian culture. Religious events were fixed by the movements of the sun and moon, star charts were carved into the lids of tombs, and the ...

Archaeologists have uncovered the first and largest astronomical observatory from 6th century BC — located in Kafr Sheikh, Egypt. The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities shared the remarkable ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. An apparent record-breaking ancient astronomy "observatory," complete with a sundial, was ...

Sky goddess Nut is shown covered in stars and arched over the world - not dissimilar to the Milky Way - E. A. Wallis Budge, The Gods of the Egyptians, Vol. 2 (Methuen & Co., 1904) The ancient Egyptian ...

In ancient Egyptian mythology, Nut was the sky goddess who protected the earth — personified by her twin and husband, Geb — from the chaos of the great beyond. Each day, she swallowed the sun in the ...

HERBERT CHATLEY has given in a paper on “Egyptian Astronomy” (J. Egypt Archœol., 26, 120; 1940) certain conclusions regarding the various figures found in the Egyptian “celestial diagram”, of which ...

Archaeologists uncovered a massive observatory in Egypt they say is the largest ever found from the sixth century BC. The site included multiple sun dial stones and inscriptions tied to astronomy.

Though the ancient Egyptians made significant achievements in astronomy, the field is languishing today, prompting one Egyptian scientist to lead popular field trips encouraging interest in space. Amr ...

A SERIES of articles entitled "Man and His Expanding Universe" is appearing in Sky and Telescope, the first of which, in the December issue, deals with Egyptian astronomy. As the life of the Egyptians ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Finds from a suspected ancient astronomical observatory (right) in the 6th century BCE, overlaid ...