Starting at 12:30 p.m. ET (1730 GMT) on Saturday (Jan. 25), astrophysicist Gianluca Masi of the Virtual Telescope Project ...

Giant Telescopes On MOON: Space is the next big frontier, and every country is trying to be on the top in space exploration.

An asteroid that orbited near Earth for a few months as a mini-moon may be a chunk of the moon that was blasted off by an ...

Between the full moon and Venus and the moon's convergence, February is a great month for young astronomers to explore the cosmos. We've rounded up the best telescopes for kids. Is there a budding ...

Gazing at the moon, you may see a face or a round of cheese, but some astronomers see the ideal spot for their next giant telescope. They're already drafting blueprints and making proposals ...

Now, NASA’s dreaming even bigger. What if it could build a big radio telescope up on the Moon? NASA’s concept to turn a moon crater into a radio telescope using a number of cooperative rovers.

Six planets are parading across the sky, appearing as some of the night's brightest stars. A few easy tips can help you ...

On Jan. 4, Saturn briefly hid behind the crescent moon, escaping the view of skywatchers in Europe, Africa, western Russia and eastern Greenland in an event known as a lunar occultation. Astronomer ...

30th, and you'll be able to see a conjunction of the Moon and Venus on Feb. 1. We asked award-winning astrophotographer, Josh Dury, for tips on selecting the best telescopes, and he told Live ...

Although it's being mistakenly promoted as a "rare planetary alignment," one of the best "planet parades" in half a century ...

However, this event will be best viewed through a pair of high-powered binoculars or a good backyard telescope so you can get a close-up as Mars appears to graze the edge of the moon. Viewing the ...