But it was not always so. Until the likes of Copernicus, Kepler and Galileo came along, everyone thought the planets (that they knew about) revolved around Earth, and before even that, no one was ...

Every year on February 19 scientists across the world celebrate Copernicus Day. Learn about the man who changed how we view ...

The terrific astronomical trio of Copernicus, Isaac Newton and Galileo explain how they each came to their universal scientific conclusions (including that the Earth goes round the Sun ...

Putting truth on trial Armed with his discoveries, Galileo converted to Copernicanism, the thoughts of Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543), who had proposed that the sun was the ...

It was during this time that he crossed paths with Galileo Galilei with whom he discussed astronomical topics. In 1543, just over half a century earlier, Nicolaus Copernicus had published his life's ...

The EU recognises the strategic nature of space and that space is key for the EU’s freedom of action and autonomous decision-making in security and defence.

Galileo precedes today’s physicists by many generations, but his work underscores the interplay of intellect and observation ...

By the 17th century, famed engineer and astronomer Galileo Galilei refined Copernicus' heliocentric model using observations made with telescopes he built himself. However, it was not until Kepler ...

These ‘warming stripes’, adopted around the world as a symbol of climate awareness, action and ambition, now include another dark red stripe for 2024. This record-breaking heat is primarily ...

It comes as the European Commission announced plans to pump an extra €5bn (£4.4bn) into space projects, including Galileo and the Copernicus Earth Observation Programme, which will be delivered ...

Galileo made himself one of the world's first telescopes and discovered the moons of Jupiter. He supported Copernicus' theory that the Earth revolved around the Sun. This brought him in conflict ...