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Our readers' favorite beginner astronomy books
The September 2025 issue featured "A guide to beginner's guides," a reminiscence and description of some the books for astronomy beginners that Contributing Editor Raymond Shubinski recommends or ...
So when the school’s annual talent show rolled around last year, Samuel wanted to demonstrate his unusual talent. But his mom ...
Skygazers who look up at the moon tonight may be able to spot Saturn below it. Here's when and how to spot the conjunction in ...
That's the ethos behind Vaonis's Hestia. It's not a smart telescope, or even a normal telescope. Think of it as a lens to ...
The Beehive Cluster, a group of about 1,000 stars, will be visible to skywatchers throughout January. Here's how to see it in ...
Artist's concept of NASA's Pandora mission, which will help scientists untangle the signals from the atmospheres of exoplanets – worlds beyond our solar system – and their stars. Pandora, the latest ...
Satellites reflect sunlight, Earthshine, infrared and radio waves. A new NASA-led study shows that the increasing number of satellites in low-Earth orbit could ruin up to 96% of images from some ...
Not too long ago the thought of having a capable home observatory in your own back garden seemed impossible, but now it is. You can see into the depths of the cosmos from the comfort of your own home.
What Are the Main Types of Telescopes? A common way to classify telescopes is by the type of signal they detect. Optical telescopes gather visible light; on the other hand, non-optical telescopes ...
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