STURDY DOBSONIAN BASE: The durable Dobsonian base ... 12” PRIMARY MIRROR: Our Newtonian reflector telescope is equipped with a large, 12-inch primary mirror for stunning views of planets ...

It's great for beginners and – crucially – usually reasonably priced. Dobsonian telescopes are another kind of reflector telescope. They're a lot easier to maintain and operate than their ...

Want to make the most of your telescope? You need a mount to match. We have rounded up the best telescope mounts in time for February's Venus and moon convergence. The right telescope mount can ...

Straight Shot: Hubble Investigates Galaxy With Nine Rings Feb. 4, 2025 — NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured a cosmic bullseye! The gargantuan galaxy LEDA 1313424 is rippling with nine ...

The Subaru Telescope in Hawai‘i is adding a new instrument to its arsenal, one that will observe the cosmos through a compound eye. The compound eye will allow Subaru to observe about 2,400 ...

The best telescopes allow you to observe this month's full planetary parade more closely and give you a front-row seat to the total lunar eclipse in March. The best telescopes unlock the wonders ...

The next great space telescope will study distant galaxies and faraway planets from an orbital outpost about a million miles from Earth. But first it has to be put together, piece by piece ...

Robert Reeves first captured the lunar surface in 1959, and it's one of these images that wraps around this sleek reflector telescope. Made for beginners, the Dobsonian mount makes it compact and ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured photos of one of the earliest supernovas ever seen, with features appearing like grains and knots found in a cut of wood. "Once upon a time ...

(M. Garlick/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA via AP) CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Telescopes around the world have spotted a monster radio jet streaming from a quasar dating back to the first 1 billion years of the ...

If you think that choosing the most powerful home telescope is just as simple as finding one with the highest magnification capability, then you’re wrong! There are many other key factors affecting a ...

An illustration of the James Webb Space Telescope as it orbits the sun in our solar system, 1 million miles from Earth. Credit: SA GSFC / CIL / Adriana Manrique Gutierrez The James Webb Space ...