A comet older than our Solar System is within backyard astronomers’ reach. Comet 3I/ATLAS, a rare interstellar visitor discovered in July 2025 by the NASA-funded ATLAS survey in Chile, has emerged ...

Contrary to claims that 3I/ATLAS is no longer from Earth, space experts claim that the Manhattan-sized comet can now be captured by anyone with basic viewing equipment. Astronomer Yicheng Zhang ...

California-based startup Reflect Orbital aims to build a swarm of 4,000 giant mirrors in low Earth orbit to "sell sunlight" to customers at night. Experts warn that the mirrors could mess with ...

Bengaluru: Around 18 individuals and institutions have so far borrowed telescopes and binoculars from the Jawaharlal Nehru ...

Whether you're an aspiring star gazer or an experienced observer, save on a new telescope during Amazon Prime Big Deal Days By Stan Horaczek Published Oct 7, 2025 3:02 AM EDT We may earn revenue from ...

Q I’m a high-energy person; being busy keeps me happy. I get bored if I’m not doing something -— career, church, socializing, hobbies, volunteer work, etc. A well-meaning friend suggested I slow down, ...

Alfred University Assistant Astronomy Professor Connor Robinson recently lectured at the European Southern Observatory Headquarters outside of Munich, Ger., on a proposal to be submitted to NASA for ...

A stargazing event was held on September 20, 1995, utilizing a refurbished 16-inch telescope mirror originally owned by Clyde Tombaugh, the discoverer of Pluto. The event took place near the planned ...

Why build a telescope? YOLO, as the kids say. Having decided that, one must decide what type of far-seer one will construct. For his 10″ reflector, [Carl Anderson] once again said “Yolo”— this time ...

KING — A television show documenting the renovation of a local veteran’s home — along with telling his story of service to the U.S. — will premiere Friday on the Lifetime TV network. The show, ...

As we, the human species, venture bolder and bolder into our solar system, some of our peers are getting more and more interested in what's happening beyond the borders of our own backyard. Their ...

University of Washington researchers are focused on a celestial light show with the groundbreaking Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile. The observatory, featuring the largest camera ever built, now ...