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Vaonis Hestia smartphone-powered telescope review

By Gemma Lavender published

Review The Vaonis Hestia, through clever means, turns your smartphone into a smart telescope.

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Four people wear solar eclipse glasses and look into the sky while smiling

Solar eclipse glasses: How to check safety and use them correctly

By Hanneke Weitering last updated

You can always grab a pair ahead of the next solar eclipse!

Solar Eclipses
The ghostly light of a distant comet is pictured on the screen of a laptop as it travels across a distant starscape. The words 'Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS online observing session are visible to the lower right of the screen. The laptop is pictured against a deep space background composed of blue white stars and puffs of interstellar dust and gas.

Watch comet 3I/ATLAS race toward interstellar space in free livestream tonight

By Anthony Wood published

3I/ATLAS is the third interstellar visitor ever to visit the solar system having been formed around a distant star.

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A photo of a thin waxing crescent moon shining in a black night sky. A dark oval is visible on the upper section of its sickle-like profile. Elsewhere, large craters can be seen pockmarking the illuminated wedge of the lunar disk.

See a slender crescent moon shine with Saturn in the western sky tonight

By Anthony Wood published

The lunar crescent will disappear below the horizon before midnight on Jan. 22.

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iOptron 80mm White Light Solar Scope review

By Ryan French published

Review The iOptron 80mm scope is easy to use and suited to both white-light solar viewing and nighttime observations.

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Male uses a telescope with solar filter to observe the sun in yellow jacket and with a blue sky behind

Best solar viewing gear 2026: Observe partial and total eclipses in safety

By Kimberley Lane last updated

The best solar viewing gear available for the next solar eclipse. Spy the best solar glasses, filters, telescopes and binoculars.

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A figure stands silhouetted, with a beam of light reaching up to the sky

Best flashlights 2026: Enhance your stargazing with these powerful, portable light sources

By Jase Parnell-Brookes last updated

Buying Guide Whether you're night-trekking or skywatching, the best flashlights are just what you need to illuminate your equipment and keep your evening accident free.

Buying Guide
curtains of green auroras fill the sky, with broken clouds below and distant glows of city lights.

'The most incredible display of aurora I've ever seen in my 20 years of flying'. Pilot captures historic northern lights show from 37,000 feet (photos)

By Daisy Dobrijevic published

The photos were taken during a severe G4 geomagnetic storm, one of the strongest in years.

Auroras
Binoculars for sale: Image shows man holding the best solar binoculars to face

Best solar binoculars 2026: Sungaze without damaging your eyes

By Kimberley Lane last updated

The best solar binoculars let you get a closer view of the sun while keeping your eyes safe.

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Severe G4 geomagnetic storm sparks jaw-dropping northern lights worldwide (photos)

By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated

A fast CME slammed into Earth on Jan. 19, unleashing hours of intense auroral activity and lighting up skies far beyond the poles.

Auroras
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