According to NASA, comets are cosmic snowballs of frozen gases, rock, and dust that are left over from the formation of the ...

In the relatively starless gap bordered by the constellations Pegasus, Delphinus, and Aquarius is the obscure constellation ...

Upon the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC, one of his generals, Ptolemy, gained control of Egypt. How did he and his ...

Indian astrology, deeply rooted in the Vedic traditions, has a history that intertwines spirituality, mathematics and cosmic ...

Today: Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS moved into the evening last week. It will be visible in the evening west-southwestern sky for ...

On the side of the coin on the left is the head of a man facing right, wearing the skin from an elephant's head, trunk turned up and tusks protruding out, small dots surround the border. The other ...

Surrealist sculpture meets high fashion wearable art with the limited-edition Jean Arp Ptolémée II pendant by Celine.

On the side of the coin on the left is a man's head facing right, with long curly tendrils of hair held in place with an ornamental headband, small dots surround the border. The other side of the coin ...

Ancient Egyptian civilization was complex, stratified, and highly organized. Specialized professions quickly emerged to allow ...

Ptolemy's Almagest is one of the most influential scientific works in history. A masterpiece of technical exposition, it was the basic textbook of astronomy for more than a thousand years, and still ...

ATLAS, recently discovered by astronomers from China and South Africa, will make its closest approach to Earth. This ...