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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Fragments of one of the first-ever star catalogues—created ...

pt. I. Ancient astronomy, from its origins to the end of the Middle Ages. The origins of astronomy -- Primitive astronomy in China, Chaldea and Egypt -- The cosmology of primitive peoples -- The ...

Researchers have discovered what is thought to be the first known map of the night sky, written over 2,000 years ago. The map was discovered by scholars studying Christian texts written on an old ...

Long before modern astronomy, the Assyrians were already observing the night sky. In this video, we explore an ancient ...

Ireland was home to the world’s largest telescope during its “Golden Age” and County Armagh remains home to the oldest planetarium in the British Isles. Michael O’Shea explores astronomy's incredible ...

If you have a passion for stargazing, telescopes, the hubble and the universe and this thing we call “astronomy”, you are far from alone.   Of course, we know that astronomy is a highly ...

Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla walks in the footsteps of ancient geniuses like Aryabhata, who calculated the value of pi accurately. The tantalising possibility of finding traces of life elsewhere ...

Addis Ababa, February 9, 2026 (ENA) - Ethiopia continues to serve as a living sanctuary for humanity’s oldest intellectual pursuit, astronomy, preserving a deep and diverse celestial heritage that ...

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 ...