Nearly 415 years ago to the day astronomer Galileo Galilei discovered the moons surrounding Jupiter looking through his homemade telescope.

Europa was one of four moons discovered on Jan. 7, 1610, by astronomer Galileo Galilei. Speaking of Galileo, this photo was ...

Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei peered through his newly improved 20-power homemade telescope at the planet Jupiter. He ...

On January 7, 1610, the Italian astronomer Galileo discovered three of Jupiter's moons: Callisto, Europa and Io. When he looked at Jupiter through his telescope, he saw what he thought were three tiny ...

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Stephen Hawking was born exactly 300 years after Galileo Galilei died. Their death and birth, exactly 300 years apart on ...

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📅 Today in History: In 1610, Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei, through improvements he made on a homemade telescope, first observed Jupiter’s four Galilean moons: Ganymede, Callisto, Io and Europa.

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The Ursuline Sisters' convent, dedicated in 1893, evolved into Marquette Catholic High School, marking a rich educational legacy in Alton.