Despite the ancient Egyptians' advanced knowledge of astronomy, the role of the Milky Way in their culture remains a mystery.

The ancient Egyptian goddess of the sky: How a researcher used modern astronomy to explore her link with the Milky Way by Or Graur, The Conversation ...

An Egyptian dig uncovered a massive building that shows considerable evidence of astronomy observations, including a sundial and features meant to track the sun and stars.

Archaeologists have uncovered the first and largest astronomical observatory from 6th century BC — located in Kafr Sheikh, Egypt. The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities shared the ...

The latest discovery in the city of Kafr El-Shaikh is bound to grow our understanding of ancient Egyptian astronomy.

At a temple site, the remains of an ancient Egyptian astronomical observatory were uncovered. The discovery was made by the Egyptian archaeological mission of the Supreme Council of Antiquities ...

Mysterious ancient Egyptian observatory from 2,500 years ago shows ‘advanced knowledge of stars’ The observatory has shed a new light on the ancient Egyptians' understanding of astronomy ...

HERBERT CHATLEY has given in a paper on “Egyptian Astronomy” (J. Egypt Archœol., 26, 120; 1940) certain conclusions regarding the various figures found in the Egyptian “celestial diagram ...

Spica’s Egyptian connection Although observations of Sirius get most of the attention, Virgo's bright star Spica may also have played a role in the art and lives of ancient Egyptians.