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

An international team led by the University of Geneva (UNIGE) has discovered the most distant known spiral galaxy to date.

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

After more than a decade of mapping billions of stars across the Milky Way and beyond, a groundbreaking spacecraft is ...

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

Who knew that magnetic fields could be so useful? Astronomers are able to use magnetic fields to map our environment within ...

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

Two new research studies explore how a stellar nursery in the heart of the Milky Way is affected by the region’s strong ...

Telescopes provide closeup views of Jupiter and its four largest moons discovered by Galileo, and of Mars. Although Mars is ...

A surprisingly well-formed spiral galaxy has been spotted just a billion years after the Big Bang, challenging long-held ...