Well, any of us who has ever looked through a telescope could say the same, for the two principal types in use today were developed by giants: the refractor by Galileo and the reflector by Newton.

The journey of astronomical telescopes began in the early 17th century when Galileo Galilei crafted his first refracting telescope in 1609. Although not the inventor of the telescope, Galileo was the ...

The result was a homemade telescope that was much more powerful. Using this telescope, Galileo peered up towards the constellation Orion on January 7, 1610. His target was the planet Jupiter ...

Why is there a row about Galileo? The UK's armed forces were planning to use Galileo to supplement their use of the US GPS system. Business Secretary Greg Clark told the BBC in April: "If Galileo ...