In exploring various cultures’ Milky Way mythologies, Graur was struck by ancient Egyptian written sources that referenced ...

Researchers have uncovered the earliest-known depiction of the Milky Way in coffin art depicting the Egyptian sky goddess Nut ...

Ancient Egyptians appear to have depicted the Milky Way in their funerary art, according to a new study published in the ...

The newfound tomb of an Egyptian prince has a false door, which ancient people viewed as an "entry" and "exit" for souls in ...

Tomb art suggests the sky goddess Nut from ancient Egypt might reveal the oldest depiction of our galaxy.

The burial chamber — which was found in January and features many decorated rooms and mudbrick vaults — is the second major finding of an ancient Egyptian tomb in 2025.

The fascination with figuring out the part that the Milky Way may have played in the culture and religion of ancient Egypt ...

Nut’s cosmological vignette on the outer coffin of Nesitaudjatakhet in the collection of Odessa Archaeological Museum OAM 52976 (C107). Nut’s body is covered in stars as well as a thick ...