On a quiet August night in 1977, something extraordinary happened in the Ohio countryside that would captivate scientists and ...

Why build a telescope? YOLO, as the kids say. Having decided that, one must decide what type of far-seer one will construct.

A small missed detail can lead to major issues with your telescope. In this video, I show you the key focuser screws you need ...

Engineer’s Day is celebrated every year on September 15. It marks the birth anniversary of Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, one ...

Lick Observatory on Mount Hamilton is that kind of place – a celestial treasure perched above Silicon Valley that somehow remains off the radar for many Californians despite being one of the most ...

The research center that Lick’s fortune helped create has a visitors center and gift shop open Saturday and Sunday from noon ...

Amazon is offering 27% off the Celestron StarSense Explorer DX 130AZ. Perfect for watching Saturn's opposition on Sept. 20.

To find out how people reach for the stars first you must climb 4,209 feet. You’ll find more bicyclists — and motorcyclists — ...

Since its completion in 2016, FAST (the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope, known as "China's Tianyan") has captured over 1,000 pulsars within the Milky Way, including the faintest pulsar ...

Thousands of newborn stars sparkle and dazzle in the latest snapshot by NASA's Webb Space Telescope. Released this week, the ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Telescope observations reveal a growing tail on the comet that’s visiting from another star.

NASA's SPHEREx telescope observed interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS from August 7 to 15 The comet's coma is rich in carbon dioxide, with smaller amounts of water ice and CO 3I/ATLAS is the third known ...