Getting your first telescope should feel exciting, not frustrating. If I avoid a few common beginner mistakes, I can turn ...

Thirty years ago, astronomers weren’t sure planets beyond our solar system even existed. This year, NASA has confirmed its ...

An exosyzygy – an alignment of three celestial objects around another star – is predicted to happen later this year, but it ...

A rare alignment of two exoplanets with their star, marking one of the few known exosyzygies, an astronomical event involving ...

The Hubble Telescope appears as a tiny silhouette during a perfectly timed solar transit captured from Puerto Rico.

A first look at Canon-powered Vaonis Hyperia – a smart telescope that brings professional observatory-level astrophotography ...

The Popular Astronomy Club 2026 astronomy highlights for the year, including a solar eclipse, planetary alignment and more.

They call it the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, and after it launches, possibly as soon as fall 2026, it will become NASA's flagship eye in the sky, dwarfing even the mighty James Webb Space ...

The new year is beginning with a rare alignment of Earth, moon and sun, but it might be difficult to catch each solar show in ...

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Every time a new planet is discovered, there is reason to celebrate. That's understandable, seeing how from the potential billions of them, we only know for sure some 6,000 exist. That being said, we ...

The moon and sun share top billing in 2026. Interstellar comet 3I/Atlas streaks through space, 190 million miles from Earth ...