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Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) made telescopes to study the skies. What this Italian scientist discovered using them undermined fundamental beliefs about the universe.

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Saturn is up all night, Venus and Uranus get together, and the Moon makes close encounters with star clusters.

Earth has very active plate tectonics shaping its geology and features. Other planets and moons in the solar system have varying degrees of tectonic activity.

Fireworks shows will compete with a natural sky show on Saturday, July 5.

Classical music that is sure to delight both young and old.

For many travellers Lake Tekapo is just a stop-over on route to the west, but this tiny settlement nestled in the McKenzie Basin has much more to offer.

Beneath an icy crust, Jupiter's moon Europa may have extensive oceans of water that rival Earth's. Did life develop there?

The last month of 2009 ends with a bang as two meteor showers peak, two difficult planets temporarily become relatively easy targets, and winter officially begins.

A collector of ancient coins with astronomical symbols, Michael Molnar, Doctor of Astronomy, purchased a coin which appears to solve the Star of Bethlehem's mystery.

This December, the stars and planets celebrate the start of winter in the Northern Hemisphere with conjunctions and great viewing opportunities for long nights.

February begins and ends with two great planetary conjunctions and hosts a total lunar eclipse in the middle.

The same effects that cause ocean tides also cause Io to be the most volcanically active world in the solar system.

In the hunt for extrasolar planets the ultimate goal is to find an Earth-like planet. However this Earth-like planet may not turn out to look much like the Earth at all.