For as long as humans have looked up at night to watch the twinkling lights glitter against the black backdrop of space, humans have wondered at them and ascribed them mystical significance. Many cultures across the globe, going back as far as the historical record allows, believed stars encapsulated our risen souls after death, or an unborn soul, and in some cases were thought to house angels or deities. Across the board, though, there has been an otherworldly idea of their existence.