I found her atop a small ladder, peering through her 20-inch Newtonian—an ... most amateurs used reedy telescopes like my 2.4-inch refractor. A 12-inch reflector was considered a behemoth ...

The dream of finding life on an alien Earth-like world is hampered by a number of technical challenges. Not the least of ...

Amid harsh cuts, the Trump administration has proposed canceling the nearly ready-to-launch Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope ...

JWST discovers Zhúlóng, the earliest Milky Way-like galaxy, 800 million years after the Big Bang explosion occurred.

April's new moon darkens the skies, making it the perfect time to pick up one of the best telescopes for deep space. As stunning as our own solar system can be, what if you want to gaze a little ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered Zhúlóng, a candidate for the most distant spiral galaxy in the universe. The ...

President Donald Trump makes no secret of his love of tariffs. He heralds them as a way of bringing in revenue, striking back at countries he sees as taking advantage of the U.S. in trade, and as ...

The scientific names of plants can be tricky for many of us to pronounce. Often it’s because the names are long and twist our tongues in ways that feel unfamiliar, but sometimes even the ...

There are a wide range of telescope types available to buy, and some can cost thousands of pounds. However, there are budget-priced alternatives – most are either refractor or reflector models. Keep ...