Depictions of the ancient Egyptian sky goddess found on tombs and coffins dating back almost 5,000 years may represent a key feature of the Milky Way. After analyzing hundreds of images of the ...

Over the past decade or so, astronomers have speculated about the characteristics of rogue planets in the Milky Way galaxy. These "free-floating" worlds don't orbit stars, but instead roam the ...

An unusual depiction of the ancient Egyptian sky goddess Nut may include a representation of the "Dark River" or "Great Rift"—the band along the Milky Way caused by dust clouds. This is the ...

Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain Ancient depictions of the Egyptian sky goddess Nut may represent one of the earliest visual interpretations of the Milky Way galaxy, a new study suggests.

Ancient depictions of the Egyptian sky goddess may represent one of the earliest visual interpretations of the Milky Way galaxy, a new study suggests. Ancient depictions of the Egyptian sky ...

An Associate Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Portsmouth in the UK, Or Graur, discovered what is believed to be the oldest known depiction of the Milky Way in ancient Egyptian art.

As the Earth rotates, the Milky Way becomes visible in the southeastern sky over the Crosslake Rock Dam on the Pine River Saturday, May 3, 2025, in Crosslake. The waning moon helped to provide the ...

August is arguably the best month of the year to view the Milky Way, the river of stars that appears as a streak across the night sky. The Milky Way is high in the sky throughout most of the night ...

(NASA/CXC/NRF/SARAO/SAO et al. via SWNS) By Dean Murray Astronomers have discovered a likely explanation for a fracture in a huge cosmic "bone" in the Milky Way. Using NASA’s Chandra X-ray ...

Furthermore, based on the way in which the Milky Way is drawn across Nut’s back, the author suggests that its ancient Egyptian name may have been “Winding Waterway”, thus mirroring the ways ...

the moon has some nice pairings with stars and planets; and the Milky Way makes its appearance at midnight. This month I have added a new feature, “Star of the Month,” which will highlight a ...