Galileo Galilei's Birthday
Galileo Galilei (15 February 1564 – 8 January 1642), was an Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher who played a major role in the Scientific Revolution. His achievements include improvements to the telescope and consequent astronomical observations and support for...
International Ask a Question Day
International Ask a Question Day falls on the birthday of Albert Einstein born on this day in 1879. One of his famous quotes was "The important thing is not to stop questioning." So, if you've been curious about something, unclear about something, or just want more information ask a question...
Hubble Telescope Sent Into Orbit
Apr 25, 1990, the crew of the U.S. space shuttle Discovery places the Hubble Space Telescope, a long-term space-based observatory, into a low orbit around Earth.
The space telescope, conceived in the 1940s, designed in the 1970s, and built in the 1980s, was designed to give astronomers an...
'Missing' neutrinos found
On 18 June 2001, the first scientific results of Sudbury Neutrino Observatory (SNO) were published, bringing the first clear evidence that neutrinos oscillate (i.e. that they can transmute into one another), as they travel in the sun. This oscillation in turn implies that neutrinos have non-zero...
World Hydrography Day
Every year, the 21 June is taken as an opportunity to increase public awareness of the vital role that hydrography plays in everyone’s life. Hydrographic data provides a wealth of useful information to scientists conducting many types of research and hydrographers contribute to a healthy...
