This rare interstellar visitor (C/2025 N1) is visible now! While too faint for the naked eye, amateur astronomers can easily ...

The Santa Monica College John Drescher Planetarium will present special feature shows in May with tips on where to find star parties and how to be a welcome guest at them, a telescope viewing session ...

Comet 3I/ATLAS nears Earth on December 19, 2025. This interstellar visitor displays an unusual green glow. Scientists are ...

The best solar telescopes give you close-up views of our star without damaging your eyes. Watch out for festive savings ahead of big solar events in the new year. When you purchase through links on ...

For novices, birders wanting accurate IDs, or travelers needing easy-to-carry gear, this telescope simplifies outdoor observing & learning.

The Celestron NexStar 8 SE telescope has been reduced from $1,699 to just $1,499, with Amazon offering a rarely seen discount for those in the market for one of the best telescopes on the market. This ...

The ringed gas giant Saturn comes into focus at Westmont’s stargazing event tonight, Friday, Sept. 19, beginning at sunset and lasting several hours at the Westmont Observatory. The solar system’s ...

Whenever news of a rare celestial event makes the headlines - be it a passing comet, meteor shower or a parade of planets - it makes one wish for two things: a telescope and a pitch-black garden to ...

There's a class of objects journeying around our solar system dubbed "centaurs." They don't come near Earth, but NASA just zoomed in on one with the powerful James Webb Space Telescope. The centaurs ...

Kitt Peak National Observatory is installing a new telescope exclusively for public viewing, expanding its popular nightly observing program by nearly half. The 16-inch optical telescope, built in ...