Behold the limitless, crowded cosmos. The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) Legacy Imaging Survey has put out its latest data release, increasing the size of the largest 2D sky map. The ...

The largest two-dimensional map of the universe ever created just got even bigger. Thanks to a 'colossal' update, the ambitious project to chart the vast night sky above our heads now features more ...

A map of the night sky created by the ancient Greek astronomer Hipparchus was recently discovered at St. Catherine Monastery ...

NEWLY discovered stone disks found in Italy may have been the earliest maps of the sky. The stones date back thousands of years before the constellations we know ...

Jack Knudson is an assistant editor for Discover Magazine who writes articles on space, ancient humans, animals, and sustainability, and manages the Planet Earth column of the print issue. View Full ...

At a sprawling ceremonial complex in southern Mexico, archaeologists say they have identified a 3,000‑year‑old layout that appears to encode a vision of the universe in earth and stone. The site, ...

Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman of Dubai Airports and Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Airline and Group, has launched the first phase ...

H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman of Dubai Airports and Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Airline and Group, has launched the first ...

Map-maker Jeff Clark thinks the Sea to Sky region has it all. “As a cartographer, this thing checks all the boxes,” said Clark, 61. “It’s got mountains, it’s got fiords, it’s got ocean, it’s got urban ...