Claudius Ptolemy was a Greek mathematician, astronomer and geographer who lived in the Egyptian city of Alexandria while ...

But in a controversial new study, researchers point to ancient cave paintings as proof that people who lived nearly 40,000 years ago already had this advanced knowledge of astronomy.

The ancient book was published before Galileo was born, making it one of the first astronomy texts published in the English language.

Despite the ancient Egyptians' advanced knowledge of astronomy, the role of the Milky Way in their culture remains a mystery.

India will celebrate the second National Space Day on August 23, 2025, a date that marks a turning point in the nation’s ...

An ancient and enigmatic stone circle in the Middle East may not be a prehistoric astronomical observatory after all, according to a new study of satellite images.