A respected Harvard professor is once again challenging the scientific community with a controversial claim, urging global leaders to prepare for the possibility of contact with extraterrestrial ...

Today in the history of astronomy, Galileo is confused by his observations of Saturn.

For centuries, science and religion have been seen as rivals, but their relationship is more complex than it seems.

A controversial new paper questions whether the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is a potentially dangerous alien probe, similar ...

The Georgetown University Italian Research Institute and the Embassy of Italy hosted Adam Riess, the 2011 Nobel laureate in physics and astronomy, and Massimo Stiavelli, the James Webb Space Telescope ...

However, Galileo's telescopes suffered from high chromatic aberration, which is what happens when a curved lens breaks up light like a prism. (Gamers may recognize RGB chromatic aberration from ...

From Galileo to Neil deGrasse Tyson, human kind has always wanted to know what was beyond the clouds. Curiosity has led past ...

Galileo was nearly 30 years Gentileschi’s elder, and is celebrated as the world’s first modern scientist. He invented his own telescope, astrolabe, compass, and a precursor to the thermometer.

The Friends of Galileo Astronomy Club is inviting the public to a talk about research into the distant universe Wednesday night at Mark Morris High School. NASA ambassador Greg Cermak will present ...

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

NASA solar system ambassador Les Hastings will give a lecture at the Friends of the Galileo Astronomy Club meeting 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Baird House, 1428 22nd Ave. in Longview.