This Black Friday weekend, the Sky-Watcher EvoStar 120 APO Doublet Refractor is 20% off and is a must-buy if you are a seasoned skywatcher or looking for an upgrade on your current instrument. When ...

Stargazing in the Pacific Northwest can be hit or miss, but the updated amenities at the Observatory in Battle Point Park on Bainbridge Island promise better views of the sky this summer than ever.

Did you know that some of the best locations for studying the cosmos are in Latin America? From centuries-old solar observatories in Mexico to cutting-edge radio telescopes in the Andes, the region is ...

Harvard astronomy professor Avi Loeb believes he has new evidence of alien spacecraft. Last June, he recovered small magnetic spherules from the Pacific Ocean and claims that the small, round objects ...

Modern astronomy and physics stretch back centuries, so naturally, they've accumulated a lot of interesting names for objects, ideas and phenomena. And let's face it: Some are downright strange. From ...

In mid-September 1982, I arrived at our little stone building at AstroMedia Corp. in Milwaukee for my first day of work. I had no idea what adventures awaited. I was hired as the junior assistant ...

There is no doubt that books have the power to change how people think about the world — and the universe — around them. But what makes a book influential? Does it need to have a major impact on ...

Carl Craver receives funding from the National Science Foundation. Talia Dan-Cohen does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from ...

Growing swarms of spacecraft in orbit are outshining the stars, and scientists fear no one will do anything to stop it Telescope project managers are rewriting scheduling programs to avoid the new ...

It’s been three years since SpaceX, an aerospace company in Hawthorne, California, launched its first batch of Starlink Internet-communication satellites, sparking concern among astronomers about the ...