From plagiarism to planetary corrections, we take a look at Copernicus and the introduction of heliocentricity.

When asked who was the first to propose the heliocentric theory—that is, the one in which the Sun is the center of the ...

Nicholas Copernicus was the astronomer who, five centuries ago, explained that Earth revolves around the Sun, rather than vice versa. A true Renaissance man, he also practised as a mathematician, ...

Like many in my generation, I watched with amazement as the historic Apollo lunar landing took place on July 20, 1969. This event opened the door for future space exploration and showed that anything ...

The publication of Copernicus' model in his book De revolutionibus orbium coelestium (On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres), just before his death in 1543, was a major event in the history of ...

This illustration of the large GRB ring, and the inferred underlying large-scale structure, shows what might be responsible for the pattern we've observed. However, this may not be a true structure, ...

Last month was the hottest January in global recorded history despite the impact of an ocean cooling La Niña event. The findings have been reported by Copernicus, the Earth observation component of ...

A previously unknown first edition copy of Nicolas Copernicus’ landmark scientific text, De revolutionibus orbium coelestium (On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres), sold at auction for £277,200 ...