There are several ancient monuments proving that our predecessors possessed knowledge of astronomy and used it for practical purposes.
Scientists have successfully decoded portions of a long-lost star catalog created by the ancient Greek astronomer Hipparchus, ...
Researchers are using X-rays to discover invisible markings left on ancient parchment containing information from the Greek ...
Researchers using a synchrotron at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have been able to recover pieces of the ...
Synchrotron radiation has revealed a star map made by the ancient astronomer Hipparchus that was thought to be lost to time ...
X-ray scans recover an ancient Greek star map beneath a medieval text, revealing Aquarius clues and Hipparchus-linked ...
Look high above the southern horizon at sunset on Jan. 25 to find the moon with its right half illuminated by direct sunlight ...
Using powerful X-rays, researchers at SLAC are trying to recover erased traces of a 2,000-year-old star catalog that could ...
Who made the present-day official outlines of the 88 constellations and why do they contain so many zigzags?Caitlin ...
Lecturer in Classics and Ancient History, The University of Western Australia Parties in ancient Greece were wild, with evidence of copious alcohol and sex. That’s the popular idea that endures today.
Recent excavations in the ancient Etruscan city of Vulci revealed the head of a marble statue that appears to have Greek influence. The head belongs to a kore, statues made in the images of young ...
Long before modern telescopes, early astronomers mapped the heavens with math, myth, and sheer curiosity. This crossword quiz celebrates the minds who first charted the cosmos. When you purchase ...