The sun is a great skywatching target but you should NEVER look at it without protection. Here we explain how to view the sun ...

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Find out what's up in your night sky during June 2026 and how to see it in this Space.com stargazing guide.

In the last two to three years the world of amateur telescopes has been turned on its head. The advances in technology have been beyond incredible. Honestly, it’s been hard to keep up with it all. As ...

Yes, it can! This is one facet of adaptive optics, which astronomical observatories can use to compensate for distortions in astronomical images caused by our atmosphere. Let’s set the stage first: ...

Amateur astronomers and beginners will find the Dwarf 3 Smart Telescope useful for capturing shots of the night sky with the help of an iPhone, and get decent results very quickly. Like photography ...