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

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" ...

In ancient Egyptian mythology, Nut is the goddess of the sky. In funerary art, she typically appears as a nude, star-spangled woman, her body protectively arching up and over the earth god Geb.