An unusual depiction of the ancient Egyptian sky goddess Nut may include a representation of the "Dark River" or "Great Rift" ...

Starry paintings found on ancient Egyptian coffins and tombs indicate that the sky goddess Nut was closely associated with ...

Our solar system may have a ninth planet after all, following the declassification of Pluto nearly two decades ago, ...

The careening star blasted through the galactic filament, known as "the Snake," at a zippy 1–2 million miles per hour.

In exploring various cultures’ Milky Way mythologies, Graur was struck by ancient Egyptian written sources that referenced ...

Magnetars are among the rarest—and weirdest—denizens of the galactic zoo. They have powerful magnetic fields and may be the ...

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

Nadiyah Johnson launched Milky Way Tech Hub, the social impact arm of her software development company Jet Constellations, in ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has worked in the fields of neuroscience ...

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have discovered Zhúlóng, the most distant known spiral galaxy, existing just one billion years after the Big Bang. Defying expectations, Zhúlóng ...

Artistic depictions of the Ancient Egyptian god Nut reveal an awareness of the Milky Way galaxy.

Astronomers have discovered that the magnetar SGR 0501+4516 is speeding through our galaxy at more than 110,000 mph. This ...