On July 30, 1610, the famous astronomer Galileo Galilei became the first to observe rings around the planet Saturn. Shortly after the telescope was invented in 1608, Galileo peered out into the solar ...

Since its discovery in 1610 by Galileo, the rings of Saturn have enchanted us for centuries. Remarkably, we've visited Saturn ...

(CNN) — In 1610, after he built his telescope, Galileo Galilei first spotted enormous Saturn’s gigantic rings. More than 400 years later, astronomers have in a sense dwarfed that discovery with a ...

Jupiter and Saturn will merge in the night sky Monday, appearing closer to one another than they have since Galileo’s time in the 17th century. Astronomers say so-called conjunctions between the two ...

Jupiter and Saturn will merge in the night sky to create a single "Christmas star" Monday, appearing closer to one another than they have since Galileo’s time in the 17th century Astronomers say ...

Since astronomer Galileo Galilei first noticed something odd about Saturn in 1610, the planet's picturesque rings have posed many fascinating puzzles. Over the past 13 years, the American-European ...

If you head into your backyard this weekend and set up your telescope, the giant planet Saturn will be there for you to see. “Saturn is a spectacular object to look at,” said Damian Peach, an English ...

Nothing else in the Solar System is quite like Saturn. At its poles, a terrible storm rages, a perfect hexagon twenty thousand miles wide with raindrops of molten diamond, flung by 300-mph winds.

Friday, June 3, 3:00 a.m. EDT. Saturn is directly opposite the Sun in the sky, and is visible all night long. Friday, June 3, 3:00 a.m. EDT. Saturn is directly opposite the Sun in the sky, and is ...

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ROME (Reuters) - Italian and British scientists want to exhume the body of 16th century astronomer Galileo for DNA tests to determine if his severe vision problems may have affected some of his ...