Astronomy photographers, your time to shine is here. The 2025 Astronomy Photographer of the Year contest is now open for entries, giving you the opportunity to submit your favorite images of the night ...
For stargazers and wildlife watchers, monoculars can be an effective alternative to telescopes or binoculars. Here's how they work. Want to bring the cosmos closer without breaking the bank or ...
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All the best astrophotography cameras need excellent low-light capabilities — check out our favorite models to look out for to make the most of the dark winter skies. Capture the beauty of the ...
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“You’ve made your bed. Now you must lie in it.” As idioms go, this proverb seems clear even to persons for whom English is a second language. Who wouldn’t want to lie in a bed he has made?
Few knew President Jimmy Carter, who had a fascination with astronomy, used to go to the roof of the White House to stargaze. Credit: H. Christoph / ullstein bild / contributor via Getty Images ...
From geomagnetic storms to total solar eclipses, keen astronomers and stargazers have enjoyed a big 2024 in the sky. If you got into space attractions last year, don't worry, there is plenty in ...
A new 3,200-megapixel digital camera is set to change the face of global astronomy. From the AURA Observatory in Chile, it will map the entire Southern Hemisphere in unprecedented detail.
This signal, known as the 21 cm line, has been detected since the 1950s and is used widely in astronomy, but it hasn’t been definitively spotted from the early universe. The radio signal arises ...
How about that eclipse in 2024? Certainly, the Great North American Eclipse of April 8 th 2024 was one for the ages, instilling the eclipse-chasing bug in many a new skywatching fan. Now, for the bad ...