Using a state-of-the-art asteroid alert system, local astronomers helped capture and study the historic moment that a school bus-sized spacecraft purposely crashed head-on into a non-threatening ...

Astrophotography, and astronomy in general, takes some fairly specialized tools and a high amount of precision. Setting up the equipment can also take a lot of time, especially for amateurs traveling ...

A combination of pop songs, talkback radio and cutting-edge science has enabled Australian astronomers to identify a way to prevent catastrophic, multi-billion dollar space junk collisions, a new ...

ESA's new Arrakhis orbiting satellite is expected to track down dark matter, one of the most elusive and mysterious substances in space. The galaxy NGC6240 is shown in this handout image from the NASA ...

CHARLESTON — To keep the world’s largest fully steerable telescope fully steerable, the National Science Foundation is investing $5.3 million over the next four years to replace a network of 48 steel ...

Buying a telescope can be a bewildering decision at the best of times and opting for a motorized telescope can confuse things even further. With so many different options to consider choosing the ...

The New Horizons spacecraft has a new “audience” for the electronic signals it beams back to Earth. In a successful September demonstration of its growing capabilities, the Allen Telescope Array (ATA) ...

If you want to photograph the cosmos without the hassle of setting up a star tracker and camera, our favorite smart telescope is now $3,999 at various retailers When you purchase through links on our ...

This Black Friday telescope deal gives $1000 off the Unistellar eVscope 2, which is a huge saving on one of the best telescopes. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has hit critical development milestones and is nearing final assembly. NASA is confident of its launch timeline, currently set for October 2018. Share on Facebook ...