Nearly 415 years ago to the day astronomer Galileo Galilei discovered the moons surrounding Jupiter looking through his homemade telescope.
Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei peered through his newly improved 20-power homemade telescope at the planet Jupiter. He ...
Stephen Hawking was born exactly 300 years after Galileo Galilei died. Their death and birth, exactly 300 years apart on ...
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By The Associated Press Today is Tuesday, Jan. 7, the seventh day of 2025. There are 358 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 7, 2015, masked gunmen stormed the Paris offices of Charlie ...
The Ursuline Sisters' convent, dedicated in 1893, evolved into Marquette Catholic High School, marking a rich educational legacy in Alton.
Europa was one of four moons discovered on Jan. 7, 1610, by astronomer Galileo Galilei. Speaking of Galileo, this photo was ...
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These discoveries laid the groundwork for further exploration of the solar system. Today, the Galilean moons remain of great ...
Collaborative work by amateur and professional astronomers has helped to resolve a long-standing misunderstanding about the composition of Jupiter's clouds. Instead of being formed of ammonia ice -- ...