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

On July 20, for viewers in the US and Canada, the waning crescent Moon will pass in front of the Pleiades, eclipsing them ...

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 ...

For 12 years, Felton Davis offered thousands of strangers a close-up view of the Moon and planets orbiting New York City. Now he’s passing the telescope on.

I met Felton Davis on New York City's Second Avenue on May 20, 2016. I know this because he snapped a shot of my friend Sarah and me looking at the Moon through his Orion 8-inch reflector and ...

Where Botticelli painted, Michelangelo sculpted, Galileo mapped the heavens with his telescope. To this day Florence is synonymous with beauty, culture, all that is most noble in the human spirit.

Liverpool player Diogo Jota and his brother were killed in a car accident in Spain when the Lamborghini they were in veered off a road and burst into flames, police said Thursday.

Liverpool player Diogo Jota and his brother have died in a car accident in Spain, police said Thursday.