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Virgo is the largest constellation of the Zodiac and contains the bright star Spica, many exoplanets and deep-space objects. Skip to main content Open menu Close menu ...

The Cairo Calendar from ancient Egypt may be the earliest record of a variable star, the dimming of the so-called Demon Star, astronomers now say. Skip to main content Open menu Close menu ...

Archaeologists now think this is a devotional pool to an ancient god, not a harbor or ship repair area. ... who was believed to exist as a constellation among the stars,” the Guardian notes.

Given that all of these constellations would have had to have been visible from this location when the engravings were made, Molaro calculated that the stone must date back at least 2,400 years.