Here’s how it works. 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.

Here are 10 of the biggest discoveries from ancient Egypt this year. Archaeologists uncovered what they believe is the first astronomical observatory ever identified in ancient Egypt. Dating back ...

For the ancient Egyptians, the stars were more than a spectacle; they were essential to life. Astronomy played a key role in ...

Greek astronomer Claudius Ptolemy, who lived in Egypt, built upon Babylonian knowledge in his geocentric model of the ...

Archaeologists have discovered that the famed monument of Rujm el-Hiri in the Golan Heights, popularly called “ Stonehenge of ...

One of the most intriguing mysteries lies in the Intihuatana stone. Archaeologists believe it functioned as an astronomic ...

A groundbreaking study has cast doubt on the long-held belief that Rujm el-Hiri, an ancient structure in the Golan Heights, functioned as an astronomical observatory. Known as the Wheel of Spirits, ...

Astronomy can often give us clues to the past ... a dramatic total solar eclipse triggered a religious crisis in ancient Egypt and led the last pharaoh of the 4th dynasty to abandon the pyramid ...