The Maya civilization possessed the remarkable ability to forecast solar eclipses with stunning accuracy for over 700 years, using nothing more than careful observation and mathematical genius. A ...

An ancient book on astronomy from the 1500s sold for more than £10,000 ($12,200), as a "private international buyer" triumphed over intense competition at a U.K. auction. The Castle of Knowledge by ...

Astronomers in China have detected rare radio emissions from the comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, revealing new clues about the inner ...

Researchers decode the Dresden Codex eclipse table, revealing how Mayan daykeepers predicted solar eclipses before modern ...

An astrophysicist has shed new light on how the ancient Egyptians viewed our galaxy thousands of years ago. In an "exciting" study published in the Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage Or ...

Also known as the “Seven Sisters,” the striking cluster has long been used as an important seasonal marker and appears high ...

A faint radio "whisper" from ancient hydrogen reveals the universe was heating up long before it filled with starlight.

Peering into the past, we find that our ancestors held a surprisingly advanced understanding of the stars and constellations. Their knowledge, as revealed in ancient texts, often rivals our modern ...

A new analysis of the 6,000-year-old stone circle known as Rujm el-Hiri (also Gilgal Refaim) in Golan Heights suggests that it was not built to observe the heavens. When you purchase through links on ...

Pennsylvania’s Punxsutawney Phil has been predicting spring’s arrival every February 2 since 1887 — but the origins of Groundhog Day date back long before that. February 2 is actually a “cross-quarter ...

A near-total solar eclipse occurred on June 15, 763 BCE, over northern Assyria. The eclipse was recorded in Nineveh, the Assyrian capital, within the Eponym Canon, a chronicle inscribed on clay ...

Armillary rings emerged in the 16th and 17th centuries during the birth of the scientific revolution and rise of astronomy ...