The journey of astronomical telescopes began in the early 17th century when Galileo Galilei crafted his first refracting telescope in 1609. Although not the inventor of the telescope, Galileo was the ...

An event called a "ring plane crossing" will occur between Saturn and Earth on March 23, 2025, when Saturn's rings will ...

Although it still obviously needs a bit of work, but you ... film on creating your own telescope. Bye-ee! This vlog style film recreates a famous experiment in which Galileo, an Italian scientist ...

February brings a rare planetary parade, with five bright planets in clear view and a special alignment of Mercury and Saturn ...

On January 7, 1610, Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei used his newly improved homemade telescope, which magnified objects 20 times, to observe the planet Jupiter. Nearby, he noticed three points of ...

A hundred years ago, astronomer Edwin Hubble dramatically expanded the size of the known universe. At a meeting of the ...

Skywatchers on Thursday evening, Feb. 6, will notice an eye-catching pairing-off between two of the brightest objects in the ...

Ask any executive what keeps them up at night and chances are that flexible work ranks right up near the top. Leaders know that flexible work is a competitive advantage when it comes to attracting ...

A new exhibit has opened in Waterloo featuring the work of Renaissance astronomer Galileo. CTV’s Tyler Kelaher checks it out.

All of these parts need accurate testing and calibration so that when it's put into space, the telescope will work precisely as planned. The integration process is important in the sense that all ...