AS a rare solar eclipse is set to sweep across the UK today, stocks of the specialist glasses have been almost completely depleted. Luckily, these common household items can be used to fashion an ...

Makestreme] had always wanted to own a nice telescope, but found that budget would not stretch to anything above a cheap ...

This Saturday is National Astronomy Day, the semi-annual event that celebrates the observation of the heavens. Science museums, universities, and astronomy groups have various events to pique public ...

Dedicated hobbyists and curious students are assembling radio telescopes from common household objects. These innovative instruments catch elusive radio waves emitted by hydrogen in our galaxy. By ...

You’ve got a laser cutter. You’ve got a 3D printer. What do you make? [Ayushmaan45] suggests a telescope. The modest instrument isn’t going to do serious astronomy with only 8X worth of optics, but it ...