such as Jupiter’s moon Europa and planets beyond our solar system. Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei, known as the father of modern astronomy, discovered Io on January 8, 1610. But the moon’s ...

If Ivar Em and Quent want to know all about the sun moon stars and planets that comprise the universe who else should they consult but the learned Galileo Smith a selfproclaimed astronomy buff who ...

Galileo Galilei made an important discovery ... and helped him gather evidence for one of the most fundamental theories about our Solar System (which we will come onto a bit later).

Galileo precedes today’s physicists by many generations, but his work underscores the interplay of intellect and observation ...

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

Mars is a famously red object in our solar system, but it’s not the reddest ... is tricky to spot even when you have a spacecraft. NASA's Galileo mission imaged Amalthea in 1999.

Europa Clipper - one of the most advanced spacecraft ever sent to another planet - aims to explore Jupiter's icy moon ...

I recently saw a YouTube video by Hank Green discussing how important the Galilean moons are in our understanding of the solar system and the universe as a whole. The ...