Science in the News

By jben345
  • 450 BCE

    The first person we know of to suggest that the Sun is a star up close was Anaxagoras.

    The first person we know of to suggest that the Sun is a star up close was Anaxagoras.
    STAR
  • 200 BCE

    Aristarchus, a greek astronomer invented a model of the solar system in which the Sun was in the middle and the planets rotated around it.

    Aristarchus, a greek astronomer invented a model of the solar system in which the Sun was in the middle and the planets rotated around it.
    SOLAR SYSTEM
  • 200

    Hipparchus discovered the first nova, astronomers began to discover other types of stars from this.

    Hipparchus discovered the first nova, astronomers began to discover other types of stars from this.
    STAR

  • Johannes Kepler published "Astronomia Nova," which had his discovery of the first two laws of planetary motion, orbits.

    Johannes Kepler published "Astronomia Nova," which had his discovery of the first two laws of planetary motion, orbits.
    ORBIT

  • Galileo discovered the Galilean moons, writing a letter containing the first mention of Jupiter's moons

    Galileo discovered the Galilean moons, writing a letter containing the first mention of Jupiter's moons
    MOON

  • Isaac Newton first published on gravity in "Principia Mathematica."

    Isaac Newton first published on gravity in "Principia Mathematica."
    GRAVITY

  • William Hershel discovered the Planet Uranus

    William Hershel discovered the Planet Uranus
    PLANET

  • John Couch Adams discovered Neptune

    John Couch Adams discovered Neptune

  • Hubble Space Telescope was invented by Lyman Spitzer.

    Hubble Space Telescope was invented by Lyman Spitzer.
    HUBBLE INVENTED

  • Clyde Tombaugh discovered the planet Pluto

    Clyde Tombaugh discovered the planet Pluto
    DISCOVERY OF PLUTO

  • NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)

    NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
    The establishment of NASA was a sign that the United States was committed to winning the “space race” against the Soviets.

  • Hubble Space Telescope's launch in 1990. Hubble is one of NASA's most successful and long-lasting science missions.

    Hubble Space Telescope's launch in 1990. Hubble is one of NASA's most successful and long-lasting science missions.
    Hubble is a telescope that orbits Earth. Its position above the atmosphere, which distorts and blocks the light that reaches our planet, gives it a view of the universe that typically far surpasses that of ground-based telescopes.