The study of celestial bodies in outer space.
Astronomy
Ancient civilizations that studied Astronomy.
Ancient Mesopotamia, Greeks, Romans, and Mayans.
Early scientists had to observe space with...
just their eyes
Special constructions to make sky observations.
Observatories
Observatory in Germany. Built in the year 5000 B.C.
Goseck Circle
Observatory in Chichén Itzá.
El Caracol
Invented in the early 1600s.
Telescope
Discovered that the moon had mountains and craters.
Galileo Galilei
Launched into space as Hubble, Chandra and Spitzer.
Space Telescopes.
