Dr. Phil Plait is an astronomer, author, and science communicator. His Bad Astronomy Blog has been hosted on Discover Magazine, Slate, and SYFY.com, and is now a newsletter with over 21,000 readers.

Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz has been named a recipient of the Research Corporation for Science Advancement’s (RCSA) Robert Holland Jr ...

Deep Research delivered an introductory guide to amateur astronomy covering telescopes, binoculars, and the naked eye. It ...

The Pikoy Galaxy Projector is a good value and would make a good stocking stuffer. It can instantly transform your space with bright, colorful patterns and green laser stars. We have not had this ...

But for the best experience, you better make sure you choose binoculars that are actually designed for astronomy. Below, we've rounded up everything you need to know about how to choose binoculars.

I won’t pretend to know much about opera, but was hooked by the radio show Jennifer Walshe: Zero-gravity opera, on the BBC World Service recently. It previews an as yet untitled work by Walshe ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. began his welcoming remarks by discussing America's chronic disease crisis, noting that 60% of adults have at least one chronic disease and health care costs exceed $4 trillion.

A groundbreaking study has shown that black holes can exist without singularities, eliminating the need for exotic matter. The discovery, based on quantum gravity corrections, offers a more natural ...

With Mercury joining the show, all seven of Earth’s celestial neighbors will be present at dusk this week. By Katrina Miller Astute skywatchers may have already seen the striking line of planets ...

or even introductory astronomy, one of the classes I took in college to satisfy the natural science requirement. (If you want to find the Big Dipper or Orion, I’m your guy. Anything else ...

Many millions of years after the big bang, a point of light arose in a dark universe. This first star began to blast out radiation, which knocked electrons off the surrounding fog of hydrogen.