A very surprising celestial map drawn on elk skin continues to intrigue researchers nearly a century after its rediscovery. This exceptional document, known as the Pawnee Star Chart after a Native ...

History is often taught as if astronomy followed a single European arc—from Greek philosophy to Renaissance telescopes to modern science—while Africa appears absent or myth-bound. This series, “When ...

• After watching sunset from a vista point, sky watchers get a deep-twilight "sky orientation" with the charts and binoculars. "We will look at some of the brightest stars and constellations as well ...