Armillary rings emerged in the 16th and 17th centuries during the birth of the scientific revolution and rise of astronomy ...

Visible in Scotland, the total solar eclipse of Aug. 2, 1133, featured nearly 4½ minutes of totality. This eclipse provides just one of many historical examples of people wrongly associating a ...

For as long as humans have walked the Earth, the great endless sky and the countless stars that fill it have left us in a ...

Jocelyn Bell Burnell, born in 1943, is a prominent British astrophysicist. During her graduate studies at the University of Cambridge, she discovered unusual radio signals, initially nicknamed "LGM" ...

Few presidents have been as intelligent and eclectically versed as John Quincy Adams. One of his favorite endeavors was viewing celestial objects and events in space. While European countries ...

On the night of Oct. 5, 1923, Edwin Hubble observed a strange star that flickered in intensity at regular intervals. The star ...

In this “We the People” segment, FOX19 NOW’s Philip Krinsky discusses the history and impact of the Cincinnati Observatory.

Embark on a captivating journey across Uzbekistan, exploring its astronomical contributions, rich scientific history and stunning landscapes. Explore how astronomy was part of the cultural exchange ...