How many planets are there? As with the discovery of Uranus, the answer depends on who you ask. Detail from Joseph Wright of ...

Cassiopeia (pronounced kass ee oh pee' uh) the Queen is one of the first constellations amateur astronomers come to recognize ...

Oh and don't forget to tune in in 1609, to see my 'How To' film on creating your own telescope ... The work of Caroline and William Herschel. videoThe work of Caroline and William Herschel ...

The medal features an image of the 40-foot telescope constructed by Sir William Herschel, who was the first president of the RAS. Professor Mike Lockwood, president of the Royal Astronomical Society ...

The journey of astronomical telescopes began in the early 17th century when Galileo Galilei crafted his first refracting ...

The recent photo from the Hubble Space Telescope captures two of these protostars, called HOPS 150 and HOPS 153, both of which take their names from the Herschel Orion Protostar Survey ...

Of all the mysteries that the massive James Webb Space Telescope has seen so far in the early universe, one of the strangest are objects that astronomers now call "little red dots." Like the ...

We've rounded up the best telescopes for all budgets and experience levels. The night sky can be breathtaking, but to really explore its wonders, you'll want a telescope. Now's the perfect time to ...

Formerly the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, the observatory was renamed in 2020 to honor Vera Rubin, who died at 88 in 2016. Dr. Rubin’s work persuaded astronomers of the existence of dark ...