Halfway between the celestial poles is the celestial equator, a projection of Earth’s equator onto the sky. The stars on the celestial equator rise due east and set due west. Delta Orionis, the ...

A Feb. 22 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) claims a form of navigation that relies on celestial objects such as the sun, moon and stars proves the Earth is flat and stationary. "The Ancients ...

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Several 5000-year-old temples in Malta seem to have been oriented towards specific stars, suggesting the temples could have been schools for celestial navigation. Ancient people constructed seven ...

Each year, Bogong moths in Australia embark on a 620-mile journey to escape the summer heat by retreating to cool alpine caves. These nocturnal insects then return home to breed and die, completing a ...