Stars with close companions are popular targets for backyard telescopes.

Ballarat's light pollution makes stargazing difficult. We all have a role to play in preserving the night sky.

Astrophotographer Ronald Brecher has captured a breathtaking view of Markarian's Chain — a string of majestic galaxies ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Outside of Earth, the Universe is vast and ever-changing. Recently, there was a big discovery in our celestial backyard. Dr. Dave Jewitt, an astronomer at UCLA, says, “People ...

For those enchanted by the possibility of seeing further into the heavens (or looking to pass on that enchantment to the next ...

A backyard astrophotographer discovered a new galaxy with a 2MP camera. A 14-year-old unearthed a supernova by combing through space survey images. A backyard astronomer discovered 17 comets – ...

The ZWO Seestar S30 Pro is the latest of a new generation of smart telescopes designed to remove much of the complexity ...

LOCAL amateur astronomer, Chris Stockdale, has sighted potential planets around distant stars all from his backyard observatory in Churchill. The sightings of more than 100 co-discovered exoplanets ...

The Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) looks spectacular in a new snapshot. But something about it might really surprise you. It looks like this detailed image of a far-off galaxy was captured an advanced ...

So, you’ve been stargazing with your naked eyes or a set of binoculars, but you’re eager to see further and more detail. It might be time for a telescope. But how do you get started? “A telescope is a ...

Chris Stockdale first became interested in outer space during the 1960s and built his own observatory Lexi Lane is a weekend banking writer at PEOPLE. She first joined as a member of the PEOPLE App ...

His passion for astronomy began in the 1960s, inspired by the Apollo program and early morning comet viewings with his father Stockdale received the 2026 Berenice and Arthur Page Medal for his ...