When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Night sky watcher Daniel Lanpher sent in a photo of his son, Wes, learning to use the family's ...

— -- As humans, we're limited by what we can see with the naked eye. While we're biologically suited to looking at things up close, our eyes can't zoom in to take a look at far-away objects. But ...

Go outside right now. What’s the farthest thing you can see? A tree? A bird? What about the Moon? It’s 250,000 miles away. The Sun is 400 times farther than that, at nearly 100 million miles (but ...

With the 2012 holiday season coming into its "home stretch," many people may be seriously considering the purchase of a telescope. You've seen telescope ads in newspapers, junk mail catalogues and on ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Barry Collins is a tech journalist writing about PCs, Macs and games. When you think of a telescope, you think of an enormous long ...

With just a small or medium-sized telescope, skygazers can easily observe planets. You’ll be surprised how much of our solar system you can see! And you don’t need a dark sky to view all of our solar ...

From the moon and Jupiter to famous nebulas and galaxies, here’s your beginner-friendly guide to what to point your brand-new telescope at. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Eric and Wendy Schmidt are backing a start-up-like approach to building a giant space telescope and powerful ground ...

Using a phenomenon known as gravitational lensing, it might be possible to use the sun as a gigantic telescope to peer deep into space. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

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Perfect for families and kids — the Celestron Powerseeker 50AZ is now only $51, allowing you to enjoy views of the night sky without breaking the bank. The Celestron PowerSeeker 50AZ is now only $51 ...