To paraphrase Galileo Galilei — the great Italian astronomer, philosopher, engineer, mathematician and physicist — positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) does not revolve around GPS. The European ...

Nothing gets quite close to the telescope Galileo devised and built. Taking the first spot on the list of Galileo’s 5 biggest accomplishments is the telescope he based on other already available ...

On Jan. 1, the calendar turned to the International Year of Astronomy. This new year marks the anniversary of one of the most profound events in human history - 400 years ago, Galileo Galilei first ...

Galileo Galilei was the founder of modern physics. To assess such a claim requires that we make a giant leap of the imagination to transport us to a state of ignorance about even the most elementary ...