Astronomy

Stars, planets, and the wider universe.

People in Astronomy

4 profiles

Physicist

Stephen Hawking

Predicting that black holes emit radiation.

Scientist

Galileo Galilei

Using telescopic observations to challenge the Earth-centred universe.

Astronomer

Nicolaus Copernicus

Placing the moving Earth around the Sun in a new model of the heavens.

Astronomer

Edwin Hubble

Showing that galaxies exist beyond the Milky Way and helping establish the expanding universe.