On July 30, 1610, the famous astronomer Galileo Galilei became the first to observe rings around the planet Saturn. Shortly after the telescope was invented in 1608, Galileo peered out into the solar ...

Galileo Galilei is recognized as one of the most important scientists in history. He perfected the first telescopes and his ...

I have always been fascinated by the discoveries and theories of early astronomers, before technology. They used mathematics, physics and observations to gain an understanding of the cosmos. Without a ...