As beautiful as the field of astronomy can be, it can also be a bit of a hassle and a headache. While you can capture spectacular astrophotography shots with an iPhone, high-level astronomy, requires ...

For those who love astronomy, both the joy and difficulty of the activity are sitting by your telescope for long hours, continually checking and adjusting it. You may also juggle different software, ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and the long-lived Hubble Space Telescope (HST) have been providing amazing images to earthbound viewers for some time now. Along with other instruments, these ...

Can’t decide on your next astronomy equipment purchase? Look no further than “Astronomy’s fifth annual Star Products.” In this special equipment review section, Contributing Editor Phil Harrington ...

Exceptions announced today to the Trump administration's so-called "reciprocal tariffs" are unlikely to provide any relief to the amateur astronomy industry, as they do not cover categories for ...

With Christmas on our doorstep, many are rushing to buy those last-minute holiday gifts. If you’ve been tasked with buying a telescope for that special someone, there’s no doubt about it: selecting ...

Astronomy professor Michael Meyer is at the forefront of the study of exoplanets — a field that explores planets orbiting stars outside the solar system. Recently, Meyer was part of a team which ...

Dave Hostetter, curator at the Lafayette Science Museum planetarium, first proposed an observatory more than three decades ago, shortly after the astronomer took the job in 1980. He’s finally getting ...