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 ...

The night sky has long captivated the human imagination, and ancient civilizations ... stars and the rhythms of the Nile.

People today ring in the new year with parties, fireworks and Champagne toasts, but the ancient Egyptians also celebrated ... when the star Sirius rose "from below the eastern horizon just after ...

In 2024, archaeologists uncovered a scene on the ceiling of the Temple of Khnum in Upper Egypt ... the star Sirius rises. According to Live Science, the discovery sheds new light on the ancient ...

Ancient Egyptians called their land "Kemet," which meant "black," after the black fertile silt-layered soil that was left behind each year during the annual innundation, when the Nile flooded the ...

In ancient Egypt, the new year began with the heliacal rising of Sirius, the brightest star, which occurred around mid-July. This event coincided with the Nile's annual flooding, a vital ...