My interest in astronomy began in third grade, when my parents bought me a set of constellation flash cards. We couldn’t afford a telescope, but I was able to borrow a neighbor’s small refractor from ...

The Roaring Fork Sky Watchers, a new club of amateur astronomy buffs, will gather to gaze at the sky from 8-11 p.m. Friday, April 19, at the Spring Gulch Nordic Center parking lot, near Carbondale.

An excellent alternative to bulky telescopes, these binoculars are easy to store and transport while giving you access to all wonders in the night sky. By Abby Ferguson Published Jan 4, 2024 4:00 PM ...

In the coming decade, astronomers will surely solve some cosmic mysteries. Maybe by 2029, scientists will know what “dark matter” actually is, so they can give it a better name. Maybe they’ll find out ...

With the right equipment and enough curiosity, amateur astronomy makes for a safe and stellar pandemic hobby. Credit: bob al-greene / mashable After a couple hours of sleep, Rachel Knight woke to an ...

It’s that time of year: wherein I get 800 emails every small time unit asking me what kind of telescope people should buy for their kids/brother/sister/aunt/zombie ...

We often hear from people who are interested in telescopes - whether they're looking for one or have an item they'd like to know more about. A big reason for a lot of confusion concerning optical ...

Taking pictures of the universe will reach a new level once NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, or SOFIA, becomes fully functional at the end of this year. UA astronomer Erick ...

America’s first planetarium is setting sights on reaching astronomy buffs beyond its Lake Michigan confines. Adler Planetarium’s “Scopes in the City” program offers free daytime and nighttime ...

Astronomers are preparing to build the world's largest telescope that could be 100 times more powerful than the Hubble and will peer back to the very beginning of the universe. The new TMT ...

Stanford engineers debuted a new framework introducing computational tools and self-reflective AI assistants, potentially advancing fields like optical computing and astronomy.