Astronomers have barely scratched the surface of mapping the nearly endless stars and galaxies of the heavens. The Hobby-Eberly Telescope is enabling scientists to construct the largest galaxy map ...

Our beginner-friendly guide helps you get familiar with the moon, Jupiter, nebulas and galaxies this Christmas.

A planet orbiting a giant red star has been discovered by an astronomy team led by Penn State’s Alex Wolszczan, who in 1992 discovered the first planets ever found outside our solar system. The new ...

The article reviews several beginner telescopes, categorized as reflector, refractor, and compound (catadioptric) types, each with varying aperture sizes (3-inch to 8-inch) and prices ($49.98 to $1590 ...

Astronomers from The University of Texas at Austin and Wesleyan University have used the Hobby-Eberly Telescope at UT Austin’s McDonald Observatory to confirm that a Jupiter-size planet in a nearby ...

If someone on your holiday shopping list has an interest in astronomy, but you don’t know the Pleiades from pilates, read on. Herre is a ground-zero, get-started guide with 11 gifts that are perfect ...

Astronomers drafted 10,000 volunteers from across the globe to assist in a monumental massive "Dark Energy Explorers" galaxy-mapping mission. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn ...

See a special exhibit at Texas Science & Natural History Museum, “Big Eye on Dark Skies: Hobby-Eberly Telescope” and learn how the HET helps scientists. Discover how astronomers study distant galaxies ...

With this issue, Astronomy celebrates its 50th anniversary. I bought the first issue of the magazine from a newsstand in Columbus, Ohio. While the stories eventually drew my interest, I was more ...

Located in Maunakea, Hawaii. Has a diameter of 10 meters/32.8 feet. Allows astronomers to see deeper into space using infrared technology. Located in Texas, United States. Has a diameter of 10 ...

(WVNS) — Stormtracker59 Meteorologist Bradley Wells is back with another look at the upcoming celestial events that will delight our region all month long. With the month of May upon us, those of us ...