Christmas is a great time to look for a telescope for your budding amateur astronomer. But there are some things to keep in mind when buying a telescope. Here are some tips and features to consider ...

What if you could find binoculars big enough to qualify as small telescopes? Get ready for the BT–127XL–SD apochromatic ...

As planets pass in front of their parent stars as viewed from Earth, they cause a tiny dip in the amount of starlight we ...

A small blue dwarf galaxy passed through the massive Bullseye galaxy. This impact created nine rings of new stars.

But if you have your heart set on purchasing a telescope, here are a few good tips to follow: Go to your local bookstore or newsstand and browse through one of the various astronomy magazines where ...

A little-known chapter of the Hubble Space Telescope’s history is a reminder of the risks of looking at the sun ...

Walking to the roof of Carnegie Science Hall to visit the college's observatory feels like being in a boat — the strange ...

The Subaru Telescope in Hawai‘i is adding a new instrument to its arsenal, one that will observe the cosmos through a compound ... an extremely wide field of view and permitting simultaneous ...

When you purchase through links on our site ... displaying a magnified sky view. In contrast, reflector telescopes use curved mirrors to reflect light onto the eyepiece. There are pros and ...