Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to ...

— -- As humans, we're limited by what we can see with the naked eye. While we're biologically suited to looking at things up close, our eyes can't zoom in to take a look at far-away objects. But ...

The Earth supports the only known life in the universe, all of it depending heavily on the presence of liquid water to facilitate chemical reactions. While single-celled life has existed almost as ...

From the moon and Jupiter to famous nebulas and galaxies, here’s your beginner-friendly guide to what to point your brand-new telescope at. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Buying a telescope is a big step, especially if you’re not sure what all those terms — f/ratio, magnification, go-to — mean. So, to eliminate confusion and make sure you understand what you’re buying, ...

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, set to launch in May 2027 with a 288MP camera, will “unveil the cosmos to the edge of the observable universe” ...

I have been writing about the Giant Magellan Telescope for a long time. Nearly two decades ago, for example, I wrote that time was “running out” in the race to build the next great optical telescope ...

Astronomers working at the Large Binocular Telescope on Mount Graham released a flurry of scientific papers Thursday to highlight images that, as predicted, are three times sharper than those gathered ...