By Islam Salah In the Arab world, stars have always been more than distant points of light—they’ve been guides, storytellers, ...

DEAR ABBY: I have been an amateur astronomer for 25-plus years. I always go meteor watching as well as observe any celestial event. This year I invited my brother-in-law and his wife to watch a ...

Earth is surrounded by a giant magnetic bubble called the magnetosphere, which is is part of a dynamic, interconnected system that responds to solar, planetary, and interstellar conditions. Credit: ...

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So, here's what Australians can expect to see in the sky this year. Astronomer from the University of Southern Queensland Jonti Horner says the first event of note will be the perihelion on January 4.

Here are some key events to look forward to in space and astronomy in the year ahead. By Michael Roston and Katrina Miller Our species called this latest 366-day journey around the sun “2024 ...

Why? Because there are now so many useful apps available for them that they are, I think, an essential a part of the amateur astronomer’s toolbox. Today’s smartphones are essentially tricorder ...

In the library of the Bohemian National Museum there is an album which Tycho gave his eldest son in 1599; on the first page of it is a portrait of the astronomer ... edition of Ptolemy's works ...

Monoculars offer a highly portable option for powerful stargazing wherever you are. Our handy guide will help you use them to spot objects in the night sky. Monoculars are basically a half pair of ...

"I've bet everyone a cup of Starbucks that this will happen, so obviously I believe the chances are good," said Seth Shostak, a speaker, author and senior astronomer at the SETI (Search for Extra ...

The ancient Greek astronomer Ptolemy included Ophiuchus in his list of 48 constellations, documenting it in the second century, and it still is one of the 88 modern-day constellations. There are a few ...

Dr Matt Bothwell, Public Astronomer at the University of Cambridge, is often asked this question by children at the free stargazing events held every Wednesday evening at the Institute of Astronomy.