Help them make a telescope to explore this important microhabitat Cut one of the paper towel tubes lengthwise (all the way up the side). Tuck one edge of the cut side slightly under the other and ...

You don't need much to help make the everyday world in your home or garden feel magical to your grandchild. This fun cardboard telescope activity takes seconds to put together but can create hours ...

If there is life on Proxima Centauri b, it could take the Extremely Large Telescope as little as 10 hours to detect its ...

On balconies and in backyards, Wi-Fi–enabled telescopes are connecting astronomy enthusiasts across six continents.

Because large lenses are heavy and expensive to make, larger telescopes tend to use mirrors (sometimes in combination with smaller lenses). Lenses can also suffer from a malaise known as chromatic ...

An equatorial table is a device used to compensate for the Earth’s rotation, enabling telescopes to track celestial objects accurately. It aligns with the Earth’s axis, allowing the telescope ...

Gaze into the great beyond from your own backyard with the best telescopes for stargazing, where distant galaxies become backyard companions, and the moon feels like a mere stone's throw away.