Getting your first telescope should feel exciting, not frustrating. If I avoid a few common beginner mistakes, I can turn ...

The article details the successful construction of an 8-inch f/5 Newtonian Dobsonian telescope, named the Leavitt, primarily utilizing accessible consumer-grade 3D printing technology for its ...

A telescope in Chile has captured a stunning new picture of a grand and graceful cosmic butterfly. The National Science Foundation's NoirLab released the picture Wednesday. Snapped last month by the ...

David Schechter is a national environmental correspondent and the host of "On the Dot with David Schechter," a guided journey to explore how we're changing the earth and earth is changing us. Aparna ...

Got a budget Newtonian telescope? Learn the top secrets and upgrades that can transform your cheap Newt into a powerhouse for astrophotography. From collimation tips to camera choices, we cover ...

Benjamin Pope receives funding from the Australian Research Council and the Big Questions Institute. After Christmas dinner in 2021, our family was glued to the television, watching the nail-biting ...

Whether you're an aspiring star gazer or an experienced observer, save on a new telescope during Amazon Prime Big Deal Days By Stan Horaczek Published Oct 7, 2025 3:02 AM EDT We may earn revenue from ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered its first exoplanet, astronomers said Wednesday, capturing rare direct images of the relatively small world in Earth's galactic backyard. The telescope, ...

Thirty-five years ago today a revolutionary new era of astronomy began when the Hubble Space Telescope, tucked onboard the space shuttle Discovery, blasted off Earth into history. The next day a ...

In January in Monterrey, Mexico, Iván Venzor was one of only a dozen people in the world to glimpse a potential Jupiter-sized planet crossing in front of a distant star. It happened too fast to see by ...

Seeing the stars or the moon doesn’t have to be complicated; even a beginner can do it with the right scope. By John Alexander Published Feb 27, 2025 9:15 AM EST We may earn revenue from the products ...

New observations from the James Webb Space Telescope suggest that a new feature in the universe—not a flaw in telescope measurements—may be behind the decadelong mystery of why the universe is ...