A rare Egyptian coffin image may show the Milky Way crossing the sky-goddess Nut, says a University of Portsmouth scientist.

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

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

Ancient Egyptians appear to have depicted the Milky Way in their funerary art, according to a new study published in the ...

Various Egyptian gods are either associated with, symbolize, or directly embody certain celestial objects.In his study, Dr. Graur reviewed 125 images of the sky-goddess Nut (pronounced "Noot ...

It was used in art and burial practices ... offering comfort to the living and defense to the dead. Egyptian mythology gives us the origins for the Eye of Horus. The falcon-headed god Horus ...