Without a doubt Galileo Galilei changed our world and the view of how our world fit into the cosmic scheme. Galileo wasn’t the first person to suggest Earth and the rest of the planets circled the sun ...

A (Galileo In-Orbit Validation Element-A for those who like their expansions) was launched, one of two demonstration ...

NARRATOR: It was a time of discord in the Christian world. Threatened by the Protestant Reformation, the Roman Catholic Church demanded strict adherence to its dogma, enforced by the violent threat of ...

Students came into my high school class on Monday claiming that it was the only day a broom would stand on its own because of the moon’s position. Since I am their physics teacher, they thought they ...

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The classic image of Galileo Galilei has the 16th century Italian scientist dropping two balls of differing weights from the Leaning Tower of Pisa and observing them hitting the ground at the same ...

David Zax is a former writing intern at Smithsonian magazine and is the author of "Galileo's Vision." Courtesy of David Zax David Zax is a former writing intern at Smithsonian magazine. He’s been a ...

Clinical Senior Lecturer at Deakin University School of Medicine & Pain Specialist, Barwon Health My reading and looking around did get me thinking though. I came up with a few reasons why the average ...

Ask students what they know about Galileo Galilei. Where and when did he live? (In Italy during the 16th and 17th centuries.) What did he do? (He was considered the first truly modern scientist ...