Attention stargazers and astrophotography aficionados: If you’re ready to take a truly giant leap into the cosmos with an expensive telescope, this guide is for you. We’re talking top-tier ...

Either way, you’ve decided to take the next step and get your first telescope. Thumbing through Astronomy’s pages, you see many that are intriguing. But at the same time, you’re baffled.

Refractor to reflector, Schmidt-Cassegrain to Maksutov-Cassegrain - this is everything you need to know about the different types of telescopes. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

Abby Ferguson Wi-Fi range isn’t very far Pairing is a bit clunky Requires the app for use It’s $3,999 The verdict: The Unistellar Odyssey Pro is an expensive telescope, but it is incredibly ...

Astronomers are excited to glean new insights into the formation of the universe and dark matter with the help of a space telescope called the X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM), a ...

The downside of that light weight and portability is that it isn’t as sturdy and rugged as some heavier and more expensive telescopes, so you’ll have to handle it with a bit more care.

Astronomy has a bright future. The universe is being revealed in exquisite detail with the current generation of large optical telescopes, reaching back close to the big bang. There’s hope that ...

Telescopes suited for deep space observations have to be considerably more powerful, and therefore typically more expensive, than the kinds of telescopes used for observing the moon or Mars.

Because large lenses are heavy and expensive to make, larger telescopes tend to use mirrors (sometimes in combination with smaller lenses). Lenses can also suffer from a malaise known as chromatic ...