Meade RCX400
aviMeade_485.jpg Meade's RCX400 is the first consumer scope that comes out of the box with all the features you need for optimal stargazing and astrophotography. In addition to its GPS tracking, it...
View ArticleTonight, See the Last "Blue Moon" Till 2015
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View ArticleWatch The Ring Of Fire Eclipse Starting At 5:30 P.M. EST
Ring of Fire Wikimedia Commons Stargazers in parts of Australia will get to witness a dramatic "ring of fire" solar eclipse later today. For anyone else who isn't hanging out down under, SLOOH, a...
View ArticleThe Trippiest Time Lapse Video We've Ever Seen
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View Article7 Awesome Photos Of The 2013 Perseid Meteor Shower
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View ArticleSpot Exoplanets With Your Home Telescope, Using Free NASA Software
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View ArticleBig Pic: Curiosity Gazes At Earth From Mars
Earth from Mars, January 2014 NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/TAMU Wave hello! This is what Earth looks like from Mars. Curiosity snapped this photo 80 minutes after sunset on its 529th Martian day, or sol, on...
View ArticleMeade RCX400
aviMeade_485.jpgMeade's RCX400 is the first consumer scope that comes out of the box with all the features you need for optimal stargazing and astrophotography. In addition to its GPS tracking, it has...
View ArticleTonight, See the Last "Blue Moon" Till 2015
A "blue moon" refers to the second full moon in a single month, so, no, it's not actually blue, but it's still a cool event--it won't happen again until July 2015--and it's…
View ArticleThe Seven Most Incredible Telescopes In Existence
When China completes its newest telescope project in 2016, the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST), it will have a dish nearly half the size of a country (OK, only the world's...
View ArticleWatch The Ring Of Fire Eclipse Starting At 5:30 P.M. EST
Ring of FireWikimedia CommonsStargazers in parts of Australia will get to witness a dramatic "ring of fire" solar eclipse later today. For anyone else who isn't hanging out down under, SLOOH, a robotic...
View ArticleThe Trippiest Time Lapse Video We've Ever Seen
Dragon, with Town in the BackgroundSculptures by Ricardo A Breceda. Photo by Gavin Heffernan.Just in case the cosmos are not fantastic enough for you: This new video shows time lapses of the night sky...
View Article7 Awesome Photos Of The 2013 Perseid Meteor Shower
Missed the peak of the Perseid meteor shower last night, or just want to compare shots? Check out these lovely photos, shared by folks in several places throughout the Northern Hemisphere.The Perseids...
View ArticleSpot Exoplanets With Your Home Telescope, Using Free NASA Software
Artist's Concept of a Gas Giant ExoplanetNASA/ESA/G. Bacon (STScI)Well, this is what you bought that new telescope camera for, right?NASA is releasing, for free, a bit of software that allows those...
View ArticleBig Pic: Curiosity Gazes At Earth From Mars
Earth from Mars, January 2014NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/TAMUWave hello! This is what Earth looks like from Mars. Curiosity snapped this photo 80 minutes after sunset on its 529th Martian day, or sol, on the...
View ArticleLeonid Meteor Shower: When, Where, And How To Watch
Space The show should peak around midnight on Tuesday on both U.S. coasts—and everywhere in between On Tuesday, the Leonid meteor shower will hit its peak. Here's the Popular Science guide to the...
View ArticleThis Weekend, The Geminid Meteor Shower Promises To Be Awesome
Space Look up! You could see two meteors each minute in the evening hours The annual Geminid meteor shower peaks Sunday evening. Here’s where and when to look for shooting stars.
View ArticleNow You Can See Five Planets At Once With The Naked Eye
Space Till mid-February, early risers will see the first five-planet alignment in a decade Starting tomorrow morning, all five planets will shine in the morning twilight. Head out before sunrise and...
View ArticleWatch the magnificent Geminid meteor shower peak tonight
Space In person...or via livestreaming video The Geminid meteor shower peaks tonight. Here's how to watch it.
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