April 21 - 28 is International Dark Sky Week, a global celebration of the night sky during which like-minded organizations ...

On a cold January day in 1642, Galileo Galilei took his last breath ... he pointed his telescope at the heavens and declared that Earth wasn't the centre of the universe. The Moon wasn't a ...

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Pope Francis becomes only the seventh Holy Father to be laid to rest at the Papal Basilica of St Mary Major in Rome.

Tromso sits at the centre of the northern lights’ oval, meaning that the lights can be visible even when activity is low.

Apparently, it’s moving further away from the Earth each year. At an annual rate of 3.82 centimeters, the moon's creeping ...

Take Galileo Galilei, for example. He was ridiculed by the Church for supporting the idea that the Earth revolves around the sun, but now he’s seen as a pioneer of modern science. Similarly ...