An astrophysicist has shed new light on how the ancient Egyptians viewed our galaxy thousands of years ago. In an "exciting" study published in the Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage Or ...

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. Finds from a suspected ancient astronomical observatory (right) in the 6th century BCE, overlaid ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...