Although there are a few hobbies that have low-cost entry points, amateur astronomy is not generally among them. A tabletop Dobsonian might cost a few hundred dollars, and that is just the entry ...

Skygazers, mark your calendars because one of the coolest celestial events is coming around again toward the end of February. Six planets will be visible in the night sky at the same time for a couple ...

Four of the nine galaxies in the newly identified “platypus” sample were discovered in NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. (Image: NASA/ESA/CSA/Steve Finkelstein) NASA's James Webb Space telescope ...

The Hubble Space Telescope took this image of Jupiter in September 2021. It depicts the planet's colorful, turbulent atmosphere organized by high-speed jet streams into dark belts and light-colored ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. It’s the perfect week to step outside and explore the winter ...

An image of galaxy GS-10578, or "Pablo's Galaxy", which astronomers think was starved of its star-forming gas due to a supermassive black hole. (Image credit: JADES Collaboration) Astronomers found ...

Owning one of the best telescopes allows you to gaze at the wonder of the night sky in unparalleled detail. Binoculars are great if you want something super small and portable, but if you want to look ...

Turn your phone into a portable planetarium, map the night sky and discover the best place and time to observe February's solar eclipse, with the best stargazing apps. When you purchase through links ...

The northern lights were visible on the Peninsula on May 10, 2024, and could make a reappearance locally in 2025. Photo by Eleanor Raab. Last year brought a number of celestial spectacles to Bay Area ...