The article discusses three main telescope types: refractors (best for bright objects, portable), reflectors (best for faint objects, larger apertures), and catadioptrics (compromise between aperture ...

Turn a telescope to the eastern sky in the hours following midnight on Nov. 5 to see two colossal shadows darken the cloud ...

In the last two to three years the world of amateur telescopes has been turned on its head. The advances in technology have ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has already captured some incredible images of our universe, with some game-changing insights to boot. But researchers at New York's Rensselaer Polytechnic ...

Jupiter will reach its highest point in the sky around dawn, when, from mid-northern latitudes, it will appear about 20 ...

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have made the first 3D map of an alien planet's atmosphere, revealing ...

A rare celestial event on Feb. 28 will offer skywatchers the chance to witness a "planet parade" of all seven planets in our solar system outside of Earth. It's the last time this type of planetary ...

Find out what's up in your night sky during November 2025 and how to see it in this Space.com stargazing guide.