Myths about the Sky, Constellations, and Stars
Since long ago, people around the world have associated the heavens, the
stars, and the patterns they make in the sky with their gods and goddesses.
Links from this page will take you to descriptions of the role of selected
stars, star patterns, and related gods and goddesses in various cultures.
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Did you know?
Did you know that, in
Egyptian mythology, the sky goddess
Nut married the Earth god
Geb, and that the Sun god
Re was angry, and so forced them to separate?
Did you know that the ancient Greeks revered Gaea as the Earth goddess, and that she was the mother of the Titans and the first humans?
Earth and Space Science Concept of the Day
Do you know what this word or phrase means?
TidexTide : A tide is the regular rising and falling of the ocean's surface caused by the gravitational pull of the Moon and the Sun on the ocean and the Earth's rotation.
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Research Highlights
Air pollution can get high in the atmosphere – high above most of the clouds you see in the sky. Scientists are finding air pollution more than 20 miles above the surface of the Earth. That’s in the stratosphere...
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