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Nicolaus Copernicus Biography: Facts & Discoveries

In the 1500s, when virtually everyone believed Earth was the center of the universe, Nicolas Copernicus proposed the planets rotated around the sun.

Copernicus for Kids

Since the name of Nicolaus Copernicus is still well known nearly five hundred years after his death, why was his grave unmarked until 2010? Find out about the life of the quiet revolutionary that turned our view of the universe inside out.

Johannes Kepler Biography

Johannes Kepler used mathematics to calculate the path of the planets.

Astronomical art: the changing face of the supermoon

This year's supermoon was spectacular. But the moon has appeared in many forms, from Raphael's childlike image of a luminous being to Galileo Galilei's drawings of a rocky planet Photographers took spectacular shots of this year's "supermoon" , the visual spectacle that occurs once a year when the full moon is closest to the Earth. Pictures showed the giant moon dwarfing observers and looming ...

Observatory Park, east of Chardon, designated one of eight International Dark Sky Parks in the country

It may sound ominous to be designated an “International Dark Sky Park,” but Observatory Park east of Chardon is one of just eight places in the country to be officially recognized as a prime spot for star gazing. WKSU’s Kabir Bhatia reports.