The first publication by Galileo Galilei has set a new auction record for the celebrated astronomer, selling for $1.5 million ...

Sunspots are the most striking phenomenon of the solar magnetic field. After the invention of the telescope early in the 17th ...

In the early 1600s, Dutch spectacle maker Jan Lippershey discovered that combining lenses could magnify distant objects. Galileo Galilei quickly improved the designs and became the first to ...

The effect challenged the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church but led to the birth of modern astronomy.</p> <p>Galileo, who was not the first to create a telescope, improved his "optick tube ...

And, scientists with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) have detected what they like to call a ...

In the late 18th and 19th centuries, the Industrial Revolution created demand for stronger, more reliable materials for machines, railroads, ships and infrastructure. The material that emerged was ...

Space is a very big place, and as such, it's full of mysteries that scientists can't explain. Some of this is simply because it's impossible to fully observe, thanks to its sheer size and the ...

Many are actually unaware of the Vatican Observatory's existence, even though it's one of the oldest astronomical institutes ...