Explore Galileo Galilei's life, discoveries, controversies and legacy in astronomy. A journey through Renaissance intellect and scientific revolution.

Step into the heart of Renaissance Italy on a journey that uncovers how curiosity, innovation, and imagination reshaped our ...

In the early 1600s, Dutch spectacle maker Jan Lippershey discovered that combining lenses could magnify distant objects.

Galileo Galilei was peering through a new telescope in 1610 when he noticed something strange: several bright objects flickering around the planet Jupiter that seemed to change positions nightly.

Galileo Galilei (1564–1642) is often recognized as the founder of modern physics, perhaps even the father of modern science itself. But this popular image neglects one important facet of his ...

For nearly a century, the library at the University of Michigan had proudly displayed the so-called "Galileo manuscript" — a document believed to be written by the famous astronomer Galileo Galilei.

Portrait of Galileo Galilei by Justus Sustermans, 1636. Uffizi Museum, Florence. Credit: Public domain ...

He was born in Tuscany, Italy in 1564, when parents frequently provided their sons with personal names inspired by their traditional family identifiers. In fact, Galileo’s forebearers actually used ...

A prized manuscript in the University of Michigan library that was believed to have been written by the famed Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei is a forgery, the university said.

Philip Glass' rarely performed work "Galileo Galilei" is different from a lot of operas: it's short, only has a 13-piece orchestra and ends at the beginning of Galileo's career.

Lego is offering an out-of-this-world freebie as they're offering a 307-piece Galileo Galilei set as a gift with purchase when you spend over 130 dollars, pounds sterling or Euros, while stocks last.