A new study reveals that ancient Egyptian coffins contain star maps matching the Milky Way, offering insight into their ...

The Gmeiner Art & Cultural Center will host two exhibits in May. The Main Gallery exhibit, “Women in the Near World,” ...

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Mueller State Park spreads across 5,000 acres of pristine habitat that serves as nature’s equivalent of a luxury resort for wildlife. Elk, black bears, hawks, and mule deer treat the place like their ...

Fontainebleau State Park sits on Lake Pontchartrain’s north shore, just a short drive from New Orleans but a world away from ...

Ancient depictions of the Egyptian sky goddess may represent one of the earliest visual interpretations of the Milky Way ...

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

An interest in understanding the role that the Milky Way played in Egyptian culture and religion has led University of ...

It also reshapes previous assumptions about Egyptian cosmology. While the ancient Nile River was often seen as the central ...

The ancient Egyptians were astute astronomers. They often depicted the cosmos atop coffins. A new survey of such artwork ...

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

Thirty-five years ago, the Hubble Space Telescope was launched into orbit. It's been sending back galactic data and images ...