The Boy from Pisa Who Moved the Earth
Galileo Galilei was born on February 15, 1564, in Pisa, the curious son of a musician who turned a telescope to the heavens and changed humanity's place in the universe.
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Released Into the Dark: Hubble's First Day in Orbit
On April 25, 1990, the crew of Space Shuttle Discovery released the Hubble Space Telescope into orbit, opening humanity's clearest window on the cosmos.