Learn more about the Chankillo site, an ancient astronomical observatory that may offer new insights into how our ancestors ...
In our galaxy, a supernova explodes about once or twice each century. But historical astronomical records show that the last ...
June 22 marks the 350th anniversary of the Royal Observatory Greenwich, the home of the historic Prime Meridian that is considered by many to be the birthplace of modern astronomy. To celebrate, we're ...
Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of an ancient Egyptian astronomical observatory at a temple site. The observatory, thought to date to the sixth century B.C., was built with mud bricks and is ...
On a wooded knoll on private property in Lake Angelus — less than a mile from the Great Lakes Crossing shopping mall in Auburn Hills — stands a hidden landmark to the history of science, astronomy and ...