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

Since Galileo first observed them through his telescope in the early 1600s, sunspots have fascinated scientists.

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It’s certainly possible to consume water sourced from the icy rings of Saturn, but doing so safely may require extra steps ...

The waning crescent Moon would be passing in front of the Pleiades open star cluster on July 20, 2025, for sky watchers to ...

We’ve never known why sunspots can last on our star’s surface for as long as they do, but we finally cracked the case.

Object Details Author Land, Barbara Contents Hans Lippershey's ingenious spyglass -- Galileo's new window on the heavens -- Johannes Kepler, the nearsighted wizard -- Isaac Newton's reflecting ...

Last summer, leaders representing 11 global religions, from eastern faiths including Buddhism, Hinduism, Zoroastrianism and ...

Subaru Telescope has made an exciting discovery: a small body beyond Pluto, with implications for the formation, evolution, and current structure of ...

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

The Sun, with all those planets revolving around it and dependent on it, can still ripen a bunch of grapes as if it had ...