Telescopes 4 inches or less in diameter are portable, easy to use, and great beginner instruments. Here, I’ll walk through ...

You can also use the Big Dipper to find it. First, find the two “cap” stars on the cup of the Big Dipper, the stars on the ...

This week's science news.

Here’s how to see the year’s most-intense meteor shower, a blood-red lunar eclipse and Saturn’s refreshed rings this summer.

A new image showcases a dazzling celestial object — a star, paired with another, in the throes of dying that resembles a crystal ball. Scientists captured the image of NGC 1514, nicknamed the Crystal ...

A project aims to restore the Indian River Lagoon by dropping one billion "super clams" using drones. These clams are a hardier strain that has survived previous algal blooms and pollution. Clams are ...

On July 4, 1054, a supernova explosion occurred, marking the death of a star thought to be nine to 11 times more massive than our Sun. This event was observed and recorded around the ancient world, ...

Two small children and a ship's cook survive a shipwreck and find safety on an idyllic tropical island. Soon, however, the cook dies and the young boy and girl are left on their own. Days become years ...