A new preprint suggests that an ancient Chinese star catalog dates to 355 B.C.E. But other researchers aren't convinced, ...

Utilizing advanced imaging techniques, researchers at the Chinese National Astronomical Observatories determined that the ...

When, in 2023, Star Wars: Ahsoka made it clear that much of the plot would hinge on finding missing pieces to the astronomical map, Star Wars fans heaved a collective deep sigh. Here we go again.

Researchers at the Chinese National Astronomical Observatories have reanalysed the “Star Manual of Master Shi”, discovering ...

For more than two thousand years, people have mapped the stars. But a new study claims one of the world’s oldest surviving ...

But some researchers argue that the disk is more of a symbolic representation rather than a precise astronomical map. "Faithful" sky maps do not tend to appear until around the first century B.C ...

According to a controversial new study the world's oldest star map, known as the Star Manual of Master Shi, was created in ...

Now, two astronomers have published a 3D map that documents the properties ... a Ph.D. student at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (MPIA), and Gregory Green, an independent research group ...

The Carte du Ciel provided invaluable signposts for how future astronomical discoveries would be made. Gaia and future projects that aim to map the Universe, like Euclid, all lie along the road ...

Planetariums, local astronomy clubs or even maps like this one can help you figure out where to get away from excessive light. The best conditions for catching a meteor shower are a clear sky with ...