Kepler's Supernova (CTB 41), the last naked-eye visible supernova in our galaxy, was first observed in October 1604 by Lodovico delle Colombe, reaching a magnitude of -2.5. Johannes Kepler, though not ...

Before Johannes Kepler’s Third Law, the motions of the planets around the Sun were a mystery. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

The Kepler space telescope is the source of more exoplanet discoveries than any other telescope, so why haven't we heard ...

"Half-forgotten" sunspot drawings by Renaissance astronomer Johannes Kepler are showing us more about how the sun's cycle of activities work. Kepler (1571-1630), who was born in what we now call ...

Four centuries ago, Johannes Kepler established three laws of planetary motion that accurately describe how planets in the solar system orbit the Sun. That might be enough for most; however, befitting ...

A team of Japanese and Belgian astronomers has re-examined the sunspot drawings made by 17th century astronomer Johannes Kepler with modern analytical techniques. By doing so, they resolved a ...

Using modern techniques, researchers have re-examined Johannes Kepler's half-forgotten sunspot drawings and revealed previously hidden information about the solar cycles before the grand solar minimum ...

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