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Sirius, the Dog Star, the dominant star within the Canis Major constellation. Source: iryna / Adobe Stock
24 July, 2023 - 22:55 Joanna Gillan

What Makes Sirius, the Dog Star, So Special?

The accolade of “brightest star in the sky as viewed from Earth” goes to the well-known star Sirius, popularly called the Dog Star due to its role as the dominant star in the Canis Major , meaning...
Cliff of Bandiagara
2 March, 2019 - 13:54 Ed Whelan

How the Dogon Preserved Their Unique Culture Along The Cliff of Bandiagara Mali

The Cliff of Bandiagara (or Land of the Dogons) in Mali is an outstanding landscape and has earthen architecture that seems to defy the laws of nature and the passing of time. Despite globalization,...
Dogon ritual dance, Mali.
17 May, 2018 - 19:03 Dr Massimo Bonasorte

The Dogon’s Extraordinary Knowledge of the Cosmos and the Cult of Nommo

France, 1920: Marcel Griaule is a young man who is very well-established in his studies, especially in mathematics. He has recently served as a volunteer in the French Air Force and aspires to attend...
An artist's impression showing how the binary star system of Sirius A and its diminutive blue companion, Sirius B, might appear to an interstellar visitor. Dogon people, Mali.
24 May, 2017 - 02:02 ancient-origins

Did Ancient Aliens Impart Advanced Astronomical Knowledge to the Dogon Tribe?

By Tara MacIsaac , Epoch Times Skeptics and proponents of the ancient aliens theory have faced off for decades on the issue of the Dogon tribe’s allegedly advanced astronomical knowledge. Here’s a...
The Miracle of the Sun, 1917: Ancient Angels at Fatima? The Possible Common Origins of Star Gods
9 December, 2016 - 14:46 David Halpin

The Miracle of the Sun, 1917: Ancient Angels at Fatima? The Possible Common Origins of Star Gods

If the apparitions which are said to have been witnessed at Fatima in 1917 had taken place centuries earlier they might have been described as Fairy encounters or visions of spirits and demons. Today...