If you look above and behind it, you'll see an undulating curve that may represent the Milky Way galaxy. . | Credit: Photo courtesy of the Theban Mapping Project; Photographer Francis Dzikowski, ...

A rare Egyptian coffin image may show the Milky Way crossing the sky-goddess Nut, says a University of Portsmouth scientist.

Depictions on ancient Egyptian coffins and tombs suggest a link between the sky goddess Nut and the Milky Way. A recent study led by an astronomer sheds new light on this connection. Depiction of the ...

In exploring various cultures’ Milky Way mythologies, Graur was struck by ancient Egyptian written sources that referenced ...

Ancient depictions of the Egyptian sky goddess may represent one of the earliest visual interpretations of the Milky Way galaxy, a new study suggests.

Imagery on the tomb of Ramesses VI depicts the goddess Nut. If you look above and behind it, you'll see an undulating curve that may represent the Milky Way galaxy. . | Credit: Photo courtesy of ...

An Egyptian sarcophagus shows the sky goddess Nut as being covered in stars and having a dark, undulating curve running ...

An unusual depiction of the ancient Egyptian sky goddess Nut may include a representation of the "Dark River" or "Great Rift"—the band along the Milky Way caused by dust clouds.

The glorious river of stars, interwoven with dark dust, that makes up the plane of the Milky Way in the night sky may have ...

Ancient Egyptian coffins and tombs decorated with starry paintings indicate that the sky goddess Nut was linked to the Milky ...

A strange artefact unearthed by a thirteen-year-old while on a trek in Haifa, north of Israel, has turned out to be a rare ...