Just after 9 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026, final beams of oxygen ions—oxygen atoms stripped of their electrons—circulated ...

Look west just after sunset from this weekend for a chance to see some of six planets, though the best views will be had ...

This weekend, six planets are set to share the sky in a rare “planet parade,” giving stargazers a short but magical window to ...

One would think that a US$99,000 telescope requires specialist training and a thick instruction manual. But the new Hyperia from French company Vaonis flips that assumption on its head. It's powerful ...

The Christmas storm that pummeled the Bay Area also badly damaged the South Bay’s Lick Observatory, causing the worst destruction the beloved scientific institution has experienced in more than a ...

Winds exceeding 110 mph that tore across the top of Mount Hamilton early Christmas morning blasted a massive steel protective door off the iconic white dome at Lick Observatory. Now, with back-to-back ...

The multi-ton shutter section fell outward onto the roof of the Great Hall, crushing several structural beams. The Great Refractor telescope was not damaged during the incident, but its precision ...

Day 6 of the 2025 Space Telescope Advent Calendar: The Shell of a Dying Star. About 1,500 light-years from Earth, a dying star at the heart of planetary nebula NGC 1514 is performing a spectacular ...

An ideal beginner telescope that our expert reviewed earlier this year and recommends for those new to astronomy is now over $100 cheaper ahead of Black Friday. When you purchase through links on our ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Children love looking up at the stars and imagining distant galaxies, but with just their eyes, they can only see so much.