Scientific American

Lost ancient Greek star catalog decoded by particle accelerator

Synchrotron radiation has revealed a star map made by the ancient astronomer Hipparchus that was thought to be lost to time ...

World’s oldest astronomy app discovered in a Bronze Age disc mapping the cosmos nearly 4,000 years ago

Some discoveries make you stop and stare. The Nebra Sky Disc is one of them. Unearthed in Germany, this 3,800-year-old bronze ...