That's not the only spectacle that the best smart telescopes can help you track down, either. March 13-14 sees a blood moon lunar eclipse when, thanks to a trick of the light, the moon turns red.

The space station and one other Easter egg — the site of NASA's next human moon landing — are hidden in this lucky photo.

just in time for the spectacular planetary parade this February 24 and a breathtaking 'blood moon' lunar eclipse this March 13-14. We have rounded up the best budget telescopes under $500 and ...

The best telescopes allow you to observe this month's full planetary parade more closely and give you a front-row seat to the total lunar eclipse in March. The best telescopes unlock the wonders ...

Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost spacecraft has captured a fabulous image of Earth as it makes its way toward the moon. Firefly shared the image on X, noting that it shows Australia and the ...

Blue Ghost completed its translunar injection, a maneuver that puts the spacecraft on a moon-bound trajectory, on Feb. 8. "It's a very precisely timed shot," said Joseph Marlin, deputy chief ...

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HIGHEST VENUS CLOSEST TO MOON ... telescopes as it did near greatest elongation but rather like a thick crescent getting steadily longer — soon long enough to glimpse with binoculars. But the ...

A new image from Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost mission shows the spacecraft’s first glimpse of the moon. Launched nearly two weeks ago, the spacecraft is headed to the moon where it aims to ...