An interest in understanding the role that the Milky Way played in Egyptian culture and religion has led University of ...

Starry paintings found on ancient Egyptian coffins and tombs indicate that the sky goddess Nut was closely associated with ...

Tomb art suggests the sky goddess Nut from ancient Egypt might reveal the oldest depiction of our galaxy.

In exploring various cultures’ Milky Way mythologies, Graur was struck by ancient Egyptian written sources that referenced ...

Researchers have uncovered the earliest-known depiction of the Milky Way in coffin art depicting the Egyptian sky goddess Nut ...

A recent study on ancient Egyptian imagery suggests rare drawings of the sky goddess Nut represent the earliest visualization ...

From regulars like Rihanna to show stoppers like Zendaya, Black celebs have never ceased to show out at the popular annual ...

Who invented makeup? While no single person did, the first recorded use traces back to ancient Egypt, where beauty was a mix ...

An unusual depiction of the ancient Egyptian sky goddess Nut may include a representation of the "Dark River" or "Great Rift" ...

In only a few depictions, however, Nut is shown with a black curve bisecting ... In these depictions, Egyptian goddess Nut can be seen arching over the Earth god Geb, forming the sky.

Cutting between the stars on her body weaves an undulating, black curve that runs from the tips of her toes to the tips of her fingers. The ancient Egyptian sky goddess Nut as depicted on the ...