For most of us who are not astronomers, the image that comes to mind when describing a reflecting telescope is of a huge instrument in its own domed-roof building on a mountain top. But a ...
Meteors from the Ursids appear near the Little Dipper, which is part of the constellation Ursa Minor. Only skywatchers in the ...
Open the main menu, then go to Equipment, Arsenal, and then the Focus School entry second from the bottom (or third if you ...
NASA’s SPHEREx has mapped the entire sky in 102 infrared colors, which are invisible to the human eye but can be used to ...
Comet 3I/ATLAS is a rare visitor passing briefly through our solar system. Here’s how to find it in the night sky—and what ...
Comet 3I/ATLAS, the third interstellar object ever detected, reached its closest point to Earth overnight from Thursday to Friday (Dec. 18 to 19), and it remains in a good viewing position tonight.
Let your little ones explore the outer space with this beginner-friendly telescope.
Hands-on, holiday festival opens today with live music, local favorites, glass blowing demonstrations, kids activities and ...
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The Geminids are one of the best meteor showers of the year—and the weirdest. Here’s how to see them
This December's dazzling display comes from a strange asteroid with comet-like behavior—and a tail of debris that astronomers ...
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has opened a new chapter in planetary science, giving astronomers the ability to observe JWST exoplanets with a level of detail never before possible. Launched as ...
When NASA launched its $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope in 2021, scientists hailed the mission as the greatest achievement of its kind in over three decades. Soon, however, scientists noticed a ...
ATLAS is back on the map. Contrary to claims that 3I/ATLAS is no longer from Earth, space experts claim that the Manhattan-sized comet can now be captured by anyone with basic viewing equipment.
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