Wide-field telescopes and eyepieces are best for viewing large nebulae. Dark skies and high altitudes improve visibility. Planning your observations, including target selection and timing, is crucial.

When you look at the night sky, do you ever wonder what's going on out there? On a clear night with a dark sky, if moonlight doesn't wash it out, sometimes you can see the arc of the Milky Way. The ...

If you've got a new telescope and can't focus in on Comet Lovejoy and other celestial bodies, the Prairie Astronomy Club can help. The group will hold a "How to Use Your Telescope" session at its ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Channel 2's countdown to the great American eclipse continues. WNY is now less than 50 days away from being in the path of totality. On Monday night students in grades 5 through 12 ...

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS, only the third verified visitor to enter our Solar System from beyond the stars, has seized ...

Katelyn Eaman can appreciate the power of the sun better than most. The geology graduate student researches how Mars’ now-barren landscape was carved and transformed by ancient waterways. That water ...

Rochester Institute of Technology astrophysicist Jeyhan Kartaltepe will be one of the first scientists to use NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope soon after it launches in spring 2019. The Webb ...

Celestron's affordable solar telescope is now $30 cheaper at Best Buy, but hurry if you want to get delivery before the total solar eclipse on April 8. When you purchase through links on our site, we ...

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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has provided scientists with an unprecedented window on the universe, revealing the intricacies of black hole mergers, protoplanetary disks, and more. It may even ...