His passion for astronomy began in the 1960s, inspired by the Apollo program and early morning comet viewings with his father Stockdale received the 2026 Berenice and Arthur Page Medal for his ...

An Australian amateur astronomer made a groundbreaking observation in their backyard, discovering a colossal ten-sided ...

Here’s one for our astronomy geeks. Our hacker [arrow] has made their own observatory! This particular video is a bit over ten minutes long and is basically a montage; there is no narration or ...

An amateur astronomer helps discover a mysterious decagon on Saturn's south pole, which he tracked from his homemade backyard observatory.

CANNON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — The clock is counting down to the total solar eclipse and space enthusiasts are making final preparations to be ready to see the rare celestial event. Many are ...

CANNON TOWNSHIP, Mich. — The red tendrils of a nebula arcing out into the deep black of outer space, Mike Cortright can see from his backyard observatory, beginning with the push of a button. Backyard ...

One man discovered over 100 exoplanets, all from the comfort of his backyard. Chris Stockdale, who lives in Victoria, Australia, has a backyard observatory, which includes a "telescope mounted on a ...