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 ...

and Egyptian texts record most of the solar system’s planets along with constellations such as Orion and the Plow. One notable absence, however, is the Milky Way. No name, illustration ...

Our Milky Way galaxy abounds with potentially Earth-like planets, a new study suggests ... but has been known to dabble in the space art beat. His book about the search for alien life, "Out ...