When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Christmas is a popular time to buy a new telescope, but there are some things to keep in mind ...

Telescopes gather and focus light using precisely-shaped mirrors and lenses (or a combination of both). The larger the telescope’s main mirror or lens, the more light is gathered and the more detail ...

The Celestron Inspire 100AZ Refractor Telescope and Meade Instruments Polaris 114mm Reflector Telescope are both excellent telescopes. This versus guide puts the two head-to-head to help you decide ...

If you honed the skills I described in last month’s column, you have a general idea of what’s up in the evening winter sky. But by now, you’re dying to explore the heavens above with a telescope. And ...

Get a saving of nearly $80 on a Gskyer refractor telescope that's a more affordable model for those wanting to get into stargazing. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Both the Celestron 21039 PowerSeeker 50AZ and National Geographic Refractor Telescope 60/700 AZ will let you seek out the stars, even if you're brand new to stargazing. But which will handle and ...

If you're after a small and affordable telescope for a child to primarily look at the moon and not much else, the SVBONY 501P 70 just about fulfills that brief. Why you can trust Space.com Our expert ...

After 400 years, the original telescope design is getting a major upgrade. Part of a DARPA funded project, Lockheed Martin's Segmented Planar Imaging Detector for Electro-optical Reconnaissance ...