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. In a recent study, astrophysicist Or ...

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It appears to match the Great Rift, which is the band of interstellar dust that seems to bisect the Milky Way. Deepening our view of nut. While Nut was often pictured as the entire Egyptian night sky, ...

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Ancient Egyptians drew the Milky Way on coffins and tombs, linking them to sky goddess, study finds. Ancient Egypt: History, dynasties, religion and writing. Latest in Ancient Egyptians ...

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Researchers have recreated the world's oldest synthetic pigment, called Egyptian blue, which was used in ancient Egypt about 5,000 years ago.