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The Italian scientist Galileo Galilei, when hearing about the invention of the telescope in 1608, decided to make his own instrument. However, in January of 1610, when he applied it to observing ...

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The second full moon of 2026 is just days away. February's Full Snow Moon is set to rise on Sunday evening, Feb. 1, turning the wintry chaos into a celestial encore. Don't miss any of our unbiased ...

The moon greets Jupiter two days ahead of its full moon phase on Feb. 1. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Breaking space news, the ...

Four astronauts will fly around the moon, perhaps as early as next month, on NASA’s Artemis II mission. The three Americans and one Canadian will ride on the Space Launch System in its initial crewed ...