I'm often asked to recommend a telescope, especially around the holidays, when gift-giving is on our minds. Today I'll share a few suggestions, but before we talk specifics, let's look at the ...

For most of us who are not astronomers, the image that comes to mind when describing a reflecting telescope is of a huge instrument in its own domed-roof building on a mountain top. But a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. The Universe is out there, waiting for you to discover it. You can build a refracting telescope, where the lens focuses the light, ...

The winter months are fast approaching the Northern Hemisphere -- meaning longer, darker nights longed for by amateur astronomers. To the beginner, setting out on their first tentative steps to ...

Telescopes are popular holiday gifts that can open up new worlds of exploration or they can be an expensive source of frustration. Selecting the right telescope for that special person on your list ...

It's being called "the world's biggest eye on the sky." Scientists are building the world's largest optical reflecting telescope in Chile, a tool so powerful it will enable man to study ancient ...

As long as humans have been gazing up at the skies, we’ve been entranced by the stars. And who can blame us? The cosmos are truly awe-inspiring. But if you really want to see what they have to offer, ...