The journey of astronomical telescopes began in the early 17th century when Galileo Galilei crafted his first refracting telescope in 1609. Although not the inventor of the telescope, Galileo was the ...

How did the great modern scientific adventure related to the discovery and study of celestial bodies and the cosmos begin?

In 1609, the Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei upended the Earth-centered ... based on observations made with an early form of the telescope. To capture images of distant galaxies far beyond ...

Since then, Jesus has not wept again despite humanity’s continuing misbehaviour since He left. Jesus has not wept since ...

I am Galileo Galilei, a scientist from Italy ... Oh and don't forget to tune in in 1609, to see my 'How To' film on creating your own telescope. Bye-ee! This vlog style film recreates a famous ...

This intellectual dominance began to crumble in 1609 when Galileo Galilei discovered sunspots ... Galileo, using his telescope, invited scholars to observe the sunspots for themselves.

For most of history, the Moon was regarded as a mysterious and powerful object. Then scientists made it into a destination ...

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope managed to capture an incredible image of a galaxy that looks an awful lot like a bullseye. "This was a serendipitous discovery," said Imad Pasha, the lead researcher ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured photos of one of the earliest supernovas ever seen, with features appearing like grains and knots found in a cut of wood. "Once upon a time ...

The Subaru Telescope in Hawai‘i is adding a new instrument to its arsenal, one that will observe the cosmos through a compound eye. The compound eye will allow Subaru to observe about 2,400 ...