Arcturus (at a magnitude of -0.05), one of the few stars mentioned by name in the Bible, is a giant, about 25 times the ...

The best telescopes for kids that we recommend are not toys but usable instruments, based on how easy they are to use for younger astronomers who want to gaze at the heavens.

At around £419 / US$399 / AU$699, it’s the most affordable smart telescope yet, undercutting the similarly sized Dwarflab ...

Thursday, May 22 The Moon hangs near Saturn and Neptune in the early-morning sky, and it’s best to catch them earlier rather ...

We're putting these big astronomy binos to the test for lunar viewing, stargazing and observing deep-sky objects.

Want to capture the moment? You can mount the scope to your smartphone’s camera and take crystal-clear close-ups of anything ...

Explore the wonders of the Northern Hemisphere's night sky with our guide to the best celestial sights you can observe with ...

From the Beehive Cluster to planets and constellations, these are the best sights to search for over the next couple months.

Newbies, big surprises, and a day full of unexpected finds—we took them magnet fishing for the first time and it turned into way more than we planned. From beginner luck to unbelievable pulls, this is ...

Astronomers didn’t even know sub-Neptunes existed until NASA’s Kepler mission uncovered them over the past decade. Although a ...

This particular telescope is under construction in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile, one of the darkest places on Earth ...

This small, low-cost, smartphone-controlled smart telescope has a few surprises for photographers of all kinds ...