The Chandra X-ray telescope and other observatories are being used to study stars that could potentially harbor habitable ...

Watch as I mount the QHY268M to my telescope and get ready for some epic astrophotography! Follow along on this journey with ...

The world's greatest space telescopes have all been round. Now, a new rectangular design could turbocharge our search for ...

TRAPPIST-1, a planetary system 40 light years from Earth, could host a planet with an atmosphere and liquid water, but astronomers can’t be certain just yet.

In a short clip posted by Ashley (@ashbeveridge), her young daughter sits at a small kitchen table already holding a used ...

At three in the morning, when I stumbled upon the new images from the James Webb Telescope, I almost spilled my coffee on the keyboard—can you believe it? This thing actually captured a 'galaxy embryo ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Telescope observations reveal a growing tail on the comet that’s visiting from another star. Released Thursday, the pictures taken by the Gemini South telescope in Chile ...

About 40 light-years away, orbiting a dim, cool red star called Trappist-1 are seven planets. One of them, scientists have ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Thousands of newborn stars sparkle and dazzle in the latest snapshot by NASA’s Webb Space Telescope. Released this week, the picture provides a breathtaking view of a ...

A penumbral eclipse occurs during the full moon, causing a subtle dimming as it is obscured by the Earth’s shadow. It requires a telescope pointed east to be properly observed. One visitor, Norazura ...

The telescope I got was a $300 tabletop device, and while it's great for seeing the craters on the moon or even Saturn's faint rings with your own eyes, taking a photo using it is less than ideal.

Approximately 500 visitors flocked to the National Planetarium as early as 9pm last night for its Observation Programme to witness the total lunar eclipse, or 'blood moon'.