For more than two thousand years, people have mapped the stars. But a new study claims one of the world’s oldest surviving ...

Proclus’s visionary insights into planetary satellites reveal a divine cosmic order that foreshadowed modern astronomical ...

A new preprint suggests that an ancient Chinese star catalog dates to 355 B.C.E. But other researchers aren't convinced, ...

According to ancient writers and Greek mythology, the muses are the sources of inspiration for the arts and knowledge.

According to a controversial new study the world's oldest star map, known as the Star Manual of Master Shi, was created in ...

The settlement, inhabited from around 9500 BC to at least 8000 BC, is known for its large circular structures, which contain ...

They found that the ancient star chart actually dates to 355 B.C. — 250 years earlier than previously thought — and that it ...

A 2,300-year-old Chinese star chart challenges the origins of astronomy—sparking debate among experts about its true age.

ZEUS relied on a reconfigured target for its debut demonstration, which required firing a laser pulse at a cell containing ...

The Star Manual of Master Shi is an ancient Chinese star catalog now claimed by astronomers at the Chinese National ...

Arcturus (at a magnitude of -0.05), one of the few stars mentioned by name in the Bible, is a giant, about 25 times the diameter of our sun and 36.7 light years away. Boötes is chasing the Bears with ...

Throughout human history, our understanding of the past has been reset countless times based on what we think we know ...