David Sky Brody

Review A 6-inch Dobsonian perfect for use on a desk and ideal for beginner or intermediate astronomers.

So, why in the name of the cosmos am I LARP-ing Albert Einstein as a 1950s-stye doo-wop group?! I wanted to make you smile in these very tense times.

Albert Einstein saw beyond human tribalism to an enlightened realm of tolerance. We can too: He left us clear directions for how to do it.

Refractor Telescopes: Galileo's Elegant Simplicity

Here are the best binoculars to buy, if you can buy only one. But you should buy more if you can.

A new generation of optically fast, distortion-free, lightweight, binocular telescopes is poised to change the way you experience the sky.

In many ways, Venus shows us an Earth that could have been; the twin that grew up in a different environment.

A new generation of optically "fast" telescopes, connected to compact high-resolution video cameras, is poised to disrupt amateur astronomy — in a good way.

For beginners and young astronomers looking for a telescope that's easy to use, we recommend the Astro Fi 102 Maksutov-Cassegrain and Astro Fi 90 refractor scopes from Celestron.

The Orion Astronomy 20x80 Binoculars are really a pair of refracting telescopes. They are our second favorite pair of large astronomy binoculars.

These are the best binoculars to buy, if you can buy only one.

The Oberwerk Mariner 8x40 is our Editors' Choice for best small binoculars for astronomy. Read our full review and find more top picks here.

Celestron’s Skymaster 8x56 is our Editors’ Choice for best medium-sized binoculars for astronomy. Read our full review and find more top picks here.

See what makes the Celestron NexStar 130SLT a great telescope for beginners.

The European-American Cassini spacecraft has found that three of Saturn's many moons likely host subsurface oceans and may be capable of supporting life.