Italian mathematician Galileo Galilei was born in Feb. 15, 1564, in Pisa. Often summarized as the father of modern science, certainly a polymath and a brilliant thinker who operated on a high ...

After catching wind of Galileo’s beliefs, the cardinals of the Inquisition convened and decided to condemn Copernicus’ work ...

Galileo Galilei, the renowned Italian astronomer and physicist, made groundbreaking contributions to science in the 16th and 17th centuries. His use of the telescope led to significant astronomical ...

In the early days of astronomy, the night sky was a mystery waiting to be unraveled. The invention of the telescope in the early 17th century marked a revolutionary step forward in our quest to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On January 7, 1610, the Italian astronomer Galileo discovered three of Jupiter's moons: Callisto, Europa and Io. When he looked at ...

Kicking off the new calendar this month is a tasty opportunity to see Jupiter and its four largest moons with the naked eye. On January 10th, generally across the US time zones, Jupiter will crest the ...

Fourth anniversaries aren’t often causes for celebration. But in the case of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), which launched on Dec. 25, 2021, this anniversary marks an important transition.

With the gas giants now close to their best, here are the best refractors, Maksutov-Cassegrain and Schmidt-Cassegrain telescopes to help you see Saturn’s rings and the cloud bands of Jupiter. When you ...

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — Bowling Green State University held a public viewing Thursday of a recently-restored 17th-century collection of works from Galileo Galilei, the revolutionary scientist most ...

In 1610, Galileo Galilei became the first person to observe Saturn with a telescope. However, he was puzzled by what he saw: At first, he thought the planet had two moons, like lobes on either side of ...

Even in the league of genius polymaths, Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei enjoys legendary status. He was the first to systematically study space with a telescope and his inventions include the ...