Galileos Groundbreaking Observations of the Solar System

Abstract

Topic Proposal; Galileo's Observations of the Moon, Jupiter, Venus, and the Sun Galileo Galilei is an Italian astronomer with historical insight into the solar system and sparked the birth of modern astronomy through his observations of the moon, Jupiter, Venus, and the Earth. Galileo was the first to explore the sky using a telescope, laying a foundation for modern probes and the telescope. Galileo’s observations discovered that the sun is the center of the universe instead of the earth. Using the telescope, he discovered that the moon is not a soft sphere but depicts the earth's mountainous and rocky nature. Using his telescope, he made a discovery that Jupiter has four stars. He discovered that the largest planet Venus, orbits the sun instead of the earth. Galileo’s work is influential to astronomers exploring the solar system and beyond today.