Earlier this week, Saturn gained a whopping 128 new official moons, as the International Astronomical Union recognised ...

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

Saturn’s iconic rings will briefly vanish from view, a rare astronomical event caused by a quirk of planetary alignment. As ...

"Star Gazing" explores the life and contributions of Galileo Galilei, highlighting his groundbreaking discoveries in astronomy and the challenges he faced from the scientific community and the church.

The university observatory is holding a free-of-charge solar eclipse event on Saturday morning. New research could force a fundamental rethink of the nature of space and time. The Nasa astronauts ...

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 ...

Saturn’s rings, composed of ice, dust, and rock, were first observed by Galileo Galilei in 1610 and have since remained one of the most iconic features of our solar system. But later this month, they ...

A certificate course in Observational Astronomy, offered jointly by the SN Bose centre ... the birth anniversary of Stephen Hawking and the death anniversary of Galileo Galilei. This alignment serves ...

The Italian astronomer was accused of heresy because of his belief that the Earth rotates around the sun, which the Catholic Church considered heretical. He was found guilty and sentenced to house ...

Galileo Galilei was born on February 15 ... where he taught geometry, mechanics and astronomy. But many of his teachings went against the beliefs of the Roman Catholic Church, which was extremely ...