Easy to use hardware and software Automatic positioning and seeking of space objects Community connection with other Unistellar users Backpack makes for simple (though bulky) transport Enormous ...

The equatorial coordinate system projects Earth's latitude and longitude onto the celestial sphere, using declination (angular distance from the celestial equator, measured in degrees) and right ...

Yesterday saw the first public beta release of Microsoft's WorldWide Telescope, the skyward companion to Microsoft Virtual Earth. After looking at Google's equivalent offering—Google Sky—a few months ...

While most people have gotten their heads glued down to their screens in the past 23 months, others have looked up to the skies for a reprieve from the concerns on terra firma. Different people have ...

On March 31 at approximately 19h UT, two Japanese astronomers, Koichi Nishiyama, of Kurume and Fujio Kabashima of Miyaki, reported the discovery of a possible nova. The pair had seen the magnitude ...

Now passing through the constellation Leo, the interstellar object sits at a distance so immense that the light from it takes about 15 minutes to reach us.

As hobbies go, stargazing has a pretty low barrier to entry. All you really need is a pair of Mark 1 eyeballs and maybe a little caffeine to help you stay up late enough. Astronomy, on the other hand, ...