The telescope began as a relatively simple device, born out of optical experimentation. It combined a series of lenses and mirrors to collect and magnify light, allowing the user to see far away ...

In January 1610, Galileo Galilei, using a newly improved telescope with 20x magnification, observed four celestial bodies orbiting Jupiter, initially appearing as stars. These bodies, later named Io, ...

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters Life!) - A three-foot telescope used by the Italian astronomer Galileo, whose discoveries revolutionized astronomy, is the main attraction at an exhibition at the Franklin ...

Hans Lippershey's ingenious spyglass -- Galileo's new window on the heavens -- Johannes Kepler, the nearsighted wizard -- Isaac Newton's reflecting telescope -- William Herschel's giant reflectors -- ...

Scientist celebrated today for changing our view of the universe. Aug. 25, 2009 — -- Who invented the telescope? Not Galileo. Who first pointed it at the heavens? Again, it wasn't Galileo. So ...

Using a telescope typically means pointing it upward and hoping to land on something unique. You can find the moon, maybe a constellation, but after that, all those stars begin to look alike. So what ...

Paris: Wind the clock back 400 years and follow in the footsteps of a giant — experience now just what first amazed Galileo in 1609! The latest Cornerstone project of the International Year of ...

Nothing gets quite close to the telescope Galileo devised and built. Taking the first spot on the list of Galileo’s 5 biggest accomplishments is the telescope he based on other already available ...

Astronomers continue to make new discoveries about the Galilean moons of Jupiter, a thrilling environment of ice and fire. In a pair of studies published this month, the James Webb Space Telescope ...