An Egyptian sarcophagus shows the sky goddess Nut as being covered in stars and having a dark, undulating curve running ...

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

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

The assailant, seen right at the point of the break, could be a fast-spinning neutron star, known as a pulsar. Scientists ...

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

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 ...

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

A rare Egyptian coffin image may show the Milky Way crossing the sky-goddess Nut, says a University of Portsmouth scientist.

Sagittarius C, a turbulent region near the Milky Way’s center, is glowing with hot plasma and threaded by magnetic fields, ...

How do you distinguish a galaxy from a mere cluster of stars? That’s easy, right? A galaxy is a large collection of millions ...