Four hundred years ago, our understanding of the universe changed forever. On Aug. 25, 1609, an Italian mathematician called Galileo Galilei, demonstrated his newly constructed telescope to the merchants of Venice.
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- Galileo's telescope reaches 400th anniversary 2 years 25 weeks ago
It is 400 years since Galileo Galilei demonstrated his telescope, which would lead him to make new astronomical observations Read more on Galileo's telescope here
- Astronomers, royalty, rock stars to inaugurate world’s largest advanced telescope 2 years 31 weeks ago
Four hundred years after Galileo first turned his handmade telescope toward the heavens, the world’s largest, most technologically advanced telescope is set to make its formal debut.
- Medicean Stars: 4 Moons of Jupiter 2 years 50 weeks ago
Fact of the day on IC: You heard of Medicean Stars? No?! About Galileo I guess u know. The word Medicean Stars is actually what Galileo named the 4 Moons of Jupiter that he discovered with his small telescope at those time. Medicean Stars because it was in honour of the “dumb” Grand Duke of Tuscany, Cosimo 2!
- Moon Landing:40 Years Ago,’One Small Step For Man, One Giant Leap For Mankind’ 2 years 30 weeks ago
The man who took that first historical step and said the famous words was astronaut Neil Armstrong as he stepped cautiously from the lunar lander onto the Moon’s Sea of Tranquility on July 20, 1969.
- NASA to Launch Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer Telescope 2 years 9 weeks ago
The launch of an infrared telescope into Earth's orbit is expected to reveal a better map of the universe.The 800-pound telescope was built by Utah State University's Space Dynamics Laboratory.
- Mass Effect Pinnacle Station DLC Available Now - Xbox 2 years 25 weeks ago
Set 200 years in the future in an epic universe, “Mass Effect” places gamers in a vast galactic community in danger of being conquered by a legendary agent gone rogue.
- Dharamshala cricket stadium all set to host two IPL matches 1 year 44 weeks ago
Preparations for the two Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket matches to be held at the Dharamshala cricket stadium on April 16 and 18 have been completed.According to President Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association, Anurag Thakur, this is for the first time that international level cricket tournaments are being held in newly constructed Dharmshala cricket stadium that has been constructed with 50 crore rupees cost this year.
- NASA Spitzer Space Telescope Noticed a Largest Ring Around Saturn 2 years 19 weeks ago
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has discovered an enormous ring around Saturn -- by far the largest of the giant planet's many rings.
- Heavy rains blow of Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport Roof 2 years 25 weeks ago
Strong winds and heavy rains blew off a part of the roof of the newly constructed Terminal 1D of the Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport.The water filled the terminal and flight operations were disrupted due to heavy rains in the capital on Friday. The Airport terminal was constructed by a JV headed by GMR Infrastructure.