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

But across his long career, nothing beats the time he spent in a Florentine library where he handled some of the original observing notes written by Galileo Galilei, the Italian astronomer who ...

In 1920, astronomers Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis held a Great Debate. Shapley argued that the spiral nebulae were small and in the Milky Way, while Curtis took a more radical position that they ...

If there was a contest for the most interesting moon in our solar system, Callisto would be a contender. Jupiter's ...

A local astronomy group gathered Friday evening to see the “Parade of the Planets”. The Astronomy Club of Augusta gave dozens ...

Saturn’s iconic rings will seem to vanish on March 23, 2025, as the planet’s tilt aligns perfectly with Earth. This ...

In 1610, astronomer Galileo Galilei used the newly invented telescope to show that the Milky Way was composed of a huge number of faint stars. For the next 300 years, astronomers assumed that the ...

Galileo has a special kind of versatility. You’ll feel equally comfortable dropping by for a drink on your own, with your boss or a date, or with the whole gang on a bachelorette weekend. Better ...

Four hundred years ago, Italian astronomer Galileo Gaililei unveiled his newest innovation: a 3x telescope. This would enable him to prove a theory that would have profound impact on humanity: the Sun ...

They worked alongside Galileo before his condemnation ... Jesuits have played a large role in developments in astronomy, Consolmagno said. Even St. Ignatius of Loyola, who founded the Society ...

15 (UPI) --Those born on this date are under the sign of Aquarius. They include: Advertisement -- Astronomer/physicist Galileo Galilei in 1564 -- French King Louis XV in 1710 -- Jeweler Charles ...