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 ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Archaeologists think the oldest parts of the Rujm el-Hiri stone circle in the Golan Heights were ...

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 ...

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 ...

A four-part lecture series hosted at the St. Joseph Public Library beginning this weekend focuses on ancient astronomy. The talks will be presented by Dr. Jay Lemanski and delve into the mysteries of ...

Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to hear from Kelsey Johnson, professor of astronomy and director of the Echols Scholars Program at the University of Virginia, at ...

Imagine going back thousands of years and showing off the cool astronomical functions of your smartphone. It can tell the date and time with incredible accuracy. It can pinpoint your location. It can ...

In the quiet village of Mudumal in Telangana's Narayanpet district, a group of ancient stone sentinels rise from the red earth. These tall, weathered menhirs, dating back roughly 3,500 to 4,000 years, ...

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 ...

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 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 ...