On this date, Jan. 7, 1610, astronomer Galileo Galilei, with a homemade telescope, noticed three points of light near Jupiter. Initially believing they were distant stars, Galileo’s repeated ...

Astronomers stunned to find Saturn has 128 more moons in rare discovery - The sixth planet from the Sun now has a grand total ...

Galileo Galilei was the founder of modern physics ... mechanics and the strength of materials, optics and astronomy. He continued to develop, correcting earlier errors, admitting his ignorance ...

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 ...

4th Wall Stage Company will present a production of Jessica Dickey's "Searching for Galileo's Daughter" at the Museum of Worcester March 14 to 23. The production is for Women's History Month in March ...