There is an ancient Greek scientist who discovered the existence of polar day and polar night before people even knew the ...

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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. But some of the criticisms may be ...

A new analysis of the 6,000-year-old stone circle known as Rujm el-Hiri (also Gilgal Refaim) in Golan Heights suggests that it was not built to observe the heavens. When you purchase through links on ...

Looking into space can be pretty daunting. How do we make sense of the vast expanse above our heads, the millions of stars we might be able to see, and the billions more we can’t? This new series ...

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A mysterious population of glowing red dots scattered across the early universe has led astronomers to a startling new theory: these objects may not be ancient galaxies, but instead an entirely new ...