The journey of astronomical telescopes began in the early 17th century when Galileo Galilei crafted his first refracting telescope in 1609. Although not the inventor of the telescope, Galileo was the ...

In 1609, the Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei upended the Earth-centered ... based on observations made with an early form of the telescope. To capture images of distant galaxies far beyond ...

Since then, Jesus has not wept again despite humanity’s continuing misbehaviour since He left. Jesus has not wept since ...

I am Galileo Galilei, a scientist from Italy ... Oh and don't forget to tune in in 1609, to see my 'How To' film on creating your own telescope. Bye-ee! This vlog style film recreates a famous ...

This intellectual dominance began to crumble in 1609 when Galileo Galilei discovered sunspots ... Galileo, using his telescope, invited scholars to observe the sunspots for themselves.

The Subaru Telescope in Hawai‘i is adding a new instrument to its arsenal, one that will observe the cosmos through a compound eye. The compound eye will allow Subaru to observe about 2,400 ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured photos of one of the earliest supernovas ever seen, with features appearing like grains and knots found in a cut of wood. "Once upon a time ...

A little-known chapter of the Hubble Space Telescope’s history is a reminder of the risks of looking at the sun If you’ve ever done any public outreach work for astronomy—if you’ve given ...

Hubble captured an exploding star about 650 million light-years from Earth. The Hubble Space Telescope recently captured a snapshot of a rare supernova that sits in the Gemini constellation ...

An illustration of the James Webb Space Telescope as it orbits the sun in our solar system, 1 million miles from Earth. Credit: SA GSFC / CIL / Adriana Manrique Gutierrez The James Webb Space ...