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 ...

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

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

When it comes to belonging and identity, tonight’s glittering drag artists are light years from staid science clubs of yore.

An event called a "ring plane crossing" will occur between Saturn and Earth on March 23, 2025, when Saturn's rings will ...

Joan of Arc was as religious as a person can get without turning into a stained-glass window. When she was just 13 she claimed to have been visited by three saints – Michael, Catherine and Margaret.

As a scientist turned novelist, Dr. Katherine E.A. Korkidis successfully made the transition by crafting stories that showcased her passion for ...

Humans like to think by analogy, and this method often works well for advancing knowledge. For instance, when Galileo first turned his new telescope towards the heavens in 1609–10, he quickly noted ...

Galileo, who had observed Jupiter ... who caught a glimpse of the galaxy (without a telescope of course) and recorded it in his Book of Fixed Stars in the year 964. Al-Sufi’s priority ...

Telescope, sire of last season's Supreme Novices' Hurdle victor Slade Steel, will stand at Foxwood Farm in County Cork for the 2025 breeding season. The Group 2-winning son of Galileo has spent the ...