Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei peered through his newly improved 20-power homemade telescope at the planet Jupiter. He ...
How old is the Moon? Astronaut-gathered samples from the lunar surface put its age at about 4.35 billion years. However, ...
On January 7, 1610, the Italian astronomer Galileo discovered three of Jupiter's moons: Callisto, Europa and Io. When he ...
Europa was one of four moons discovered on Jan. 7, 1610, by astronomer Galileo Galilei. Speaking of Galileo, this photo was ...
📅 Today in History: In 1610, Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei, through improvements he made on a homemade telescope, first observed Jupiter’s four Galilean moons: Ganymede, Callisto, Io and Europa.
The Sun, the planets, and all else that constitutes the solar system are hurtling toward the star Lambda Herculis, some 370 ...
Planetary occultations involving the Moon are rare astronomical events, especially when they involve Saturn, one of the more ...
Some stargazers are calling it a planetary parade: Every other planet in our solar system can be seen in the sky tonight.
Witness a lunar occultation of both Mars and the Pleiades; plus, Mars reaches opposition and Venus and Saturn sit close ...
From solar storms to "shooting stars" over Stonehenge, here are our top 10 favorite space photos of 2024 — and what they told ...
The Moon is far older than we once believed — but its fiery past has kept its true age hidden. New research reveals that, a ...
Researchers have used the James Webb Space Telescope to study Trappist-1 b, revealing it might have a volatile surface and ...