Visible in Scotland, the total solar eclipse of Aug. 2, 1133, featured nearly 4½ minutes of totality. This eclipse provides just one of many historical examples of people wrongly associating a ...

Galileo Galilei's 1610 telescopic observations of Saturn initially revealed features interpreted as two appended moons or lobes. Subsequent observations in 1612 showed the disappearance of these ...

From the ancient Assyrians and Greeks, to the greatest minds of the Renaissance, and up to the billionaire space explorers of ...

Few presidents have been as intelligent and eclectically versed as John Quincy Adams. One of his favorite endeavors was viewing celestial objects and events in space. While European countries ...

"This book is uniquely about the relationship between the optical telescope and astronomy as they developed together. It covers the time between the telescope's pivotal invention in the 1600's up to ...

"Studying the chemistry of ultra hot planets like WASP-121b helps us to understand how gas giant atmospheres work under extreme temperature conditions." Astronomers using NASA's James Webb Space ...

Il-Seong, Nha, Ruggles, Clive L. N., Gurshtein, Alexander A., Kochhar, Rajesh K., DeVorkin, David H., de Jong, Teije, Nakamura, Tsuko, Orchiston, Wayne, Videira ...

The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History (SBMNH) will host Astro Fest, a day of special activities to celebrate astronomy, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, May 4. The museum is offering space-themed ...

In this “We the People” segment, FOX19 NOW’s Philip Krinsky discusses the history and impact of the Cincinnati Observatory.

Embark on a captivating journey across Uzbekistan, exploring its astronomical contributions, rich scientific history and stunning landscapes. Explore how astronomy was part of the cultural exchange ...