Astrology and astronomy. These two words sound alike, and some people even use them interchangeably, but they couldn’t be ...

The word 'Ophiuchus' might mean nothing to most people, but to astrology aficionados it  could have been the 13th zodiac sign ...

In the 21st century, both astronomy and astrology represent humanity's ongoing enchantment with the stars, but that is about the only thing they have in common. Read more: How Long Is Each Moon Phase?

A positive correlation between the perceived scientific-ness of astronomy and astrology suggested confusion between the two terms. Knowledge about science and authoritarianism also influenced ...

This nontechnical overview of the Islamic advances in the heavenly sciences allows the general reader to appreciate (for the first time) the absolutely crucial role that Muslim scientists played in ...

As elsewhere in the ancient world, there was no positive distinction between astronomy and astrology in ancient China, and so astrology, or more precisely, astral omenology, is a principal focus of ...

Dr Campion says Mercury retrograde didn’t always have the same prominence that is does today: “It was always a very minor phenomenon in astrology.” "Whilst astronomy and astrology may have ...