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Dive into the sands of ancient Egypt and uncover the captivating story of Osiris, the god-king destined to die not once, but ...
No judgment, we would probably have clicked, too. The idea that Osiris, the ancient Egyptian god of the underworld, was really real and left behind mysterious artifacts to be unearthed is pretty ...
According to a video posted in the YouTube channel Future Unity on Dec. 30, 2022, archaeologists had recently discovered the tomb of the ancient Egyptian god of the underworld, Osiris, near the ...
Here’s how it works. While Osiris is often considered the Egyptian god of the underworld or god of the dead, experts told Live Science it's not that simple. It would be a mistake to call Osiris ...
Originally known as 1999 RQ36, the rock OSIRIS-Rex visited was renamed Bennu by 9-year-old Mike Puzio in a 2013 contest. Bennu is an Egyptian god usually depicted as a gray heron. Puzio chose the ...
But more than a century later, a researcher has presented a new theory about the clay artifacts: They were part of a funerary ritual dedicated to Osiris, the ancient Egyptian god of the afterlife.
The craft, formerly known as OSIRIS-REx, will bear witness as the asteroid Apophis— named after the ancient Egyptian god of chaos— comes so close to our planet that it could be visible with ...
Rex also means "king" in Latin. The spacecraft was named in honor of the ancient Egyptian god Osiris. Inspired by his interest in mythology, principal investigator Dante Lauretta thought of the ...