Get closer to our solar companions with the best telescopes for seeing planets ... and Saturn line up in the night sky. Mercury and Saturn will appear particularly close during this striking ...

Getting a radio telescope set up on the other side of the Moon, either in orbit or on the surface, could be a key way to unlock more secrets of the early universe. It will be no small task ...

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Scanning the heavens with a telescope is a great way to spend long, clear winter nights, but using a manual telescope can get to be a drag. A motorized mount with altitude and azimuth control is ...

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Gaze into the great beyond from your own backyard with the best telescopes for stargazing, where distant galaxies become backyard companions, and the moon feels like a mere stone's throw away.

The Celestron telescopes are easily mounted on permanent piers set up in the observatory yard, and are used by students taking the introductory astronomy classes at the University.

Called StarSense, that app requires you to put your smartphone in a mount that's physically attached to the telescope. You then fire-up the app and position your smartphone's camera across a small ...