She was kind of a Rock Star Nun' — 4th Wall to stage 'Searching for Galileo's Daughter' at Museum of Worcester ...

Thus was born the study of optics. In 1609, about a year after an unknown author made the very first attempt to patent a telescope, Galileo Galilei designed and built his famous instrument ...

Produced in conjunction with the Galileo Museum in Florence, the exhibition opens a window on a crucial period in the astronomer’s life – after he became famous for turning his telescope onto ...

There are many other key factors affecting a telescope power, all will talk in detail here ... The best thing is it still offers vast magnification ranges, from 50x to 250x, giving a sharp, crystal ...

As the moon moved through the shadow of the Earth, it was also being illuminated by light from the sun — causing the moon to ...

The number of known moons in our Solar System has been rising for centuries, but astronomers say it has probably peaked – for ...

Once its rings vanish from sight in March 2025, Saturn will look like a pale yellow sphere through most telescopes.

The vernal equinox occurs as Mercury stands still in Pisces and several of Jupiter’s moons transit in the sky this week.

Learn more › The night sky is beautiful enough to look at with the unaided eye, but add a telescope atop a telescope mount, and you’ll have a true sight to behold. And, as important as it is ...

This dual nature of the telescope dates back to its inception; after inventing his, Galileo wrote to the ruler of Venice about its ability to spy enemy ships. He also vowed to keep the device a ...

Don't want miss the planetary parade? There is still time to grab yourself a deal on a new telescope at Walmart now. It's time to start exploring the cosmos with a range of night sky events coming ...