Bill Nye: The space telescope is better than ever. It will make discoveries that we can't even imagine. Galileo Galilei was the first guy to take his military telescope designed for looking at bad guys on the other side of the battlefield. And he turned it up into the sky, and he looked at the moon as a jumble of chopped up Swiss cheesy rock.
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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