It is said that ancient Egyptian culture had a close relationship with astronomical observation, as shown by the 'Orion Theory,' which states that the three great pyramids of Giza in Egypt roughly ...

From ancient power plants to alien spacecraft, the pyramids have inspired countless wild theories. Join us as we explore the most bizarre and unsettling explanations for these magnificent structures.

Archaeologists in Egypt have just uncovered a truly stellar find—a sixth century B.C.E. astronomical observatory in the ancient city of Kafr El-Sheikh. Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and ...

In ancient Egyptian mythology, Nut was the sky goddess who protected the earth — personified by her twin and husband, Geb — from the chaos of the great beyond. Each day, she swallowed the sun ...

In the depiction, Orion represents the constellation of the same name, while Sothis represents Sirius, a star which was invisible in the night sky in ancient Egypt for 70 days of the year before ...

Ancient Egyptians believe the three stars of Orion’s belt were the place where the god Osiris’ soul resided, while the Arabs saw the whole constellation as a giant. Some fringe theories even held that ...

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 ...

And for the ancient Egyptians, it was composed of wheat. Among the Navajo, the Milky Way represented coyote mischief at a time when the stars were first placed in the sky in creation myths.

The remains of the observatory at the ancient Egyptian city of Kafr El-Sheikh Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities via Facebook Archaeologists in Egypt have just uncovered a truly stellar ...