"Some of our ancestors were very skilled observers." A team of international researchers say they've uncovered new data on ...

Learn more about two of the earliest reports of a total solar eclipse and corona, which were recorded in China, and solve several mysteries about our ancient Solar System.

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 ...

Peru's Ministry of Culture has confirmed a groundbreaking discovery that rewrites the history of ancient astronomy in the Americas. Archaeologists working at the Chankillo Archaeoastronomical Complex ...

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 ...

Researchers in Peru uncovered an ancient structure older than the Chankillo Solar Observatory, reshaping views on early ...

When you think about archaeology, space technology probably isn’t the first thing that comes to mind. But from satellites to ...

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 ...

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 ...

Was Stonehenge an ancient solar calendar, as a 2022 study claimed? Not at all, says a new study by two scientists who specialize in ancient astronomy. When you purchase through links on our site, we ...

At the beginning of the wildly popular film The Da Vinci Code, the lead character played by Tom Hanks delivers a presentation titled “The Interpretation of Symbols” and begins by saying “Symbols are a ...