In the last two to three years the world of amateur telescopes has been turned on its head. The advances in technology have been beyond incredible. Honestly, it’s been hard to keep up with it all. As ...

Celestron FirstScope 76: Very affordable and ideal for kids or as a quick backyard scope. Despite the small size, you can easily catch the craters of the moon and even glimpse Jupiter’s moons.

There are more than 3,900 confirmed planets beyond our solar system. Most of them have been detected because of their “transits” — instances when a planet crosses its star, momentarily blocking its ...

Let’s cut straight to the bad news: you can’t hike to the James Webb Space Telescope. The air’s a bit too thin, and the temperature doesn’t bear mentioning. But while astronomy’s flashiest telescopes ...

DULUTH — Did you receive a telescope as a holiday gift? Even if it was years ago and that instrument is now hidden away in an attic, consider taking it out again. There are all sorts of wonderful ...

Over the years of writing this column and putting on astronomy and stargazing presentations, I’ve received inquiries from many nice folks about purchasing a telescope for themselves or that special ...

Is this the most ambitious smart telescope yet? No bigger than a thick hardcover book, the DwarfLab Dwarf III is an instant must-have smart telescope that can shoot the sun and moon, distant galaxies ...

An international team of astronomers led by researchers from the Max-Planck-Institut fur Radioastronomie (MPIfR) has unveiled a new survey giving an unprecedented view of the inner regions of our home ...

Save over $60 on the Celestron AstroMaster 70AZ in this Cyber Monday deal at Amazon — one of the best budget telescopes and ideal for beginners and children. When you purchase through links on our ...