The journey of astronomical telescopes began in the early 17th century when Galileo Galilei crafted his first refracting ...

View the planets and night skies from home - Heavens above! Your guide to the best telescopes for stargazing, created for all ...

Giant ground-based reflector telescopes do much of astronomy's heavy lifting, although the U.S.'s largest in Hawaii is not ...

Sunita Williams, one of the two NASA astronauts stranded on the ISS, completed her first spacewalk since arriving onboard ...

From magnification to light-gathering, here’s how to make the decision between buying a telescope or a monocular for ...

Preparations for an upcoming spacewalk continued aboard the International Space Station (ISS) as astronauts conducted health ...

Over 40 stars in a galaxy billions of light-years away were photographed, offering a glimpse into an era when the universe ...

Formerly the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, the observatory was renamed in 2020 to honor Vera Rubin, who died at 88 in 2016. Dr. Rubin’s work persuaded astronomers of the existence of dark ...

The setup is housed in a somewhat unassuming shed 50 meters (164 feet) away from the individual's residence, but its purpose is anything but ordinary. It combines old laptop batteries with solar ...

“They’re small reflectors that you can put on ... Once you’ve chosen a telescope, consider upgrading your setup with a sturdy mount or tripod. “A mount with slow-motion controls makes ...

Since its launch on Christmas Day, 2021, the James Webb Space Telescope has proven its worth year after year. 2024 is no exception. Here are just five times the ultrapowerful telescope has ...

On this day three years ago, we witnessed the nail-biting launch of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the largest and most powerful telescope humans have ever sent into space. It took 30 ...