Just getting started in astronomy? Black Friday week is now here, and these beginner telescopes are ideal for finding your way around the skies as a newbie. When you purchase through links on our site ...

There's always a touch of melancholy when a chapter that has absorbed years of work comes to an end. In the case of the ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The University of Hawaii at Hilo Hoku Kea Observatory on the summit of Maunakea will begin decommissioning in March. Get Hawaii’s latest morning news delivered to your inbox, sign ...

will have a diameter of 83 feet (25.4 meters) with more than 4.5 times the collecting area of any current optical telescope. “This agreement is historic for the future of astronomy,” stated Dr.

Bloomer: It is best to start with a little naked-eye astronomy: see if you can pick just something out at first, and build from there, over time. Try to identify a constellation or two in relation to ...

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