Two groups in Kolkata related to astronomy have created what they claim to be the largest handmade telescope in the city — a 14.5-inch f/5 Dobsonian that is low-cost, powerful, and easy to handle.

Analysis by the Hubble Telescope adds 28 seconds to the earlier estimates The team analysed over a decade of Hubble observations They studied Uranus' aurorae to confirm the new data Uranus, a world ...

Explore the night sky with the best telescopes to suit every budget and experience level, perfect for observing April's full moon and zooming in on the Pinwheel and Whirlpool Galaxies. April is a ...

Astronomers have reached deeper into the heart of a brilliant cosmic engine than ever before, using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope to capture ... quasar is more than 10 times brighter than ...

Mike Brown is convinced that beyond Neptune, at the far reaches of our solar system, there's an unseen giant planet. "This is the 5th largest planet in our solar system, lurking out there, waiting ...

Brown says he couldn't have asked for a better telescope to hunt his celestial quarry. "If you were to hand me a big wad of cash and say, 'Go build a telescope to go either find this Planet 9 or ...

The James Webb Space Telescope is the most complex and ambitious space observatory ever built, designed to peer back 13.5 billion years into the universe’s infancy. Deployed at Lagrange Point 2 ...

Travel easily with the best small telescopes for observing when going on location or sharing with friends and family: Spot the moon, stars, galaxies and more Whether you're a beginner stargazer or ...

Astronomers are about to use a powerful new telescope to scan the entire southern sky. They'll take so many pictures, it will effectively create a movie to help astronomers spot anything that moves or ...