CNN's John Sutter talks to Chris Albrecht, a former Jesuit priest who worked for the Pope. He says Galileo was right about some things but couldn't prove them at the time. The church should have celebrated his discoveries rather than put him under house arrest, he says. What happens today if you discover something that disagrees with the Pope? "I'm not going to find anything in science that's going to disappear," writes Albrecht.
This year marks the 400th anniversary of Galileo’s use of the first telescope. On this week’s show, we reflect on how telescopes have shifted our perspective on how small we are in size, space, and time. We also discuss how they help astronomers discover new and interesting aspects of the universe, from Earth-like planets to supernova, from black holes to the Big Bang.
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