Rather than being flat as a Frisbee, the Milky Way’s star-studded disk is twisted and warped, according to a new three-dimensional map of our home galaxy.If viewed from the side, the spiral arms ...

Newly discovered fragments of 2,200-year-old star coordinates—once thought lost—reveal the incredible skill of the ancient astronomer Hipparchus. SCIENCE The world’s oldest map of the night ...

The map that NASA launched in 1972 could lead extraterrestrials to Earth. A new map, nearly 50 years later, provides even better directions. A sparkling mass containing at least half a million ...

But Dark Star, with so many areas still to survey, is a prime candidate to take over the title. To date, eight expeditions have identified nearly 11 miles of Dark Star’s passageways, the deepest ...

We've tested a number of star projectors but the National Geographic Astro Planetarium is the first one we've had our hands on which is true to the selected time and date.

A National Geographic documentary Dawn of Humanity with PBS Nova followed Berger’s prolific work including his discovery of Homo naledi and the Rising Star Expedition. In 2015, it was nominated ...

Our maps have long been known for their distinctive typefaces, but few outside the Society know of the history that lies behind them. National Geographic’s Cartographic Typefaces ...