Galileo Galilei, scientist: “In questions of science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of a single individual”

Galileo’s warning about scientific consensus still resonates centuries later as modern discoveries continue overturning ...

Missions to Ocean Moons Face a Strange Hazard Scientists Didn’t Expect

The frozen worlds orbiting Jupiter and Saturn might be encapsulated in "fluffy ice" that could send landers spiraling down a ...
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What Did Galileo See In Venus And Jupiter That Convinced Him Earth Goes Around The Sun?

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...

Moment of science: Massive chain of simultaneous volcanic eruptions spotted on Jupiter’s moon, Io

When you think of volcanoes, you might think of Hawaii or Italy... but how about orbiting Jupiter? Dan Smith shows how we managed to witness a giant chain of eruptions on one of the Gas Giant's moons.

Big, dark skies in far north of England bring a depth of thought & memory

We’re in what is touted as Europe’s largest gold-tier international dark sky park. Low light pollution — aided by this being ...
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Did Ancient Greek Philosopher Proclus Know About Satellites?

Proclus’s visionary insights into planetary satellites reveal a divine cosmic order that foreshadowed modern astronomical ...
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Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io may be pumping out hundreds of times more heat than scientists estimated for decades

For more than 30 years, planetary scientists have pointed infrared instruments at Jupiter’s moon Io and tallied its volcanic heat output. The numbers were impressive on their own: Io is the most ...

NASA’s Mars helicopter blades broke the sound barrier without disintegrating, and JPL may have unlocked the next leap in alien flight

NASA engineers spun next-gen Mars helicopter blades past Mach 1 without shattering them. See how JPL unlocked the future of alien flight.
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The Sky Today on Friday, May 22: Busy moons around Jupiter

Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. May 21: Check in on Saturn and Mars Tonight we're ...
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The solar system's largest moon may be heating up — offering clues to its mysterious origins

The largest moon in the solar system — Jupiter’s Ganymede — has a unique and inexplicable magnetic field. New research could finally explain it: the moon is heating up.