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Best telescopes for beginners 2025: The best scopes for budding new astronomers

By Gemma Lavender last updated

Buying Guide Ready to start your astronomy journey?

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Man uses one of the best telescopes and binoculars to look at the night sky as the sun sets and telescopes are on tripods around him

Best telescopes 2025: Observe stars, galaxies and nebulas

By Gemma Lavender last updated

Buying Guide Here are the best telescopes for a range of different purposes and budgets — beginner to smart telescopes and everything in between. Keep your eyes peeled for deals, too.

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Nocs Provisions Zero Tube 10x25 waterproof monocular review

By Tantse Walter published

Review Your new favorite lightweight spotting companion — the Noca Provisions Zero Tube.

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See a razor-thin crescent moon join Jupiter and Venus in the predawn sky on Aug. 20

By Anthony Wood published

See the waning crescent moon rendezvous with Jupiter and Venus in the eastern sky on Aug. 20.

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Northern lights may be visible in these 10 states overnight Aug. 19-20

By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated

Auroras may be visible from Alaska to Washington as an incoming speedy solar wind could spark geomagnetic storm conditions overnight.

Auroras
A picture of a grey, rocky, cratered planet against a black background. The left extreme of the world is bathed in shadow and white spots are visible on the surface where bright material has been thrown out by recent asteroid impacts.

Look for Mercury in the morning sky as it hits peak distance from the sun on Aug. 19

By Anthony Wood published

Mercury is farthest from the sun in Earth's morning sky on Aug. 19.

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On the left, a star-filled view of the Beehive Cluster (Messier 44) with dozens of bright blue-white stars against a black sky. On the right, a thin crescent moon hangs in a pastel gradient sky at dawn or dusk, with shades of pink, purple, and orange

Don't miss Mercury, the moon and the Beehive Cluster align in a special August morning sky show

By Joe Rao published

A rare August morning alignment brings Mercury, a thin crescent moon and the Beehive Cluster together in the predawn sky. Here's how you can see it for yourself.

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A mass of gold and blue stars are pictured shining against the blackness of space.

See a trio of spectacular star clusters brighten the summer sky in August 2025

By Anthony Wood published

The Hyades, Pleiades and Hercules star clusters make for excellent targets in the late summer months.

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A simulation of the gas giant Saturn fully illuminated by direct sunlight. The planet's sweeping rings are positioned almost edge on to the observer, and a dark circular shadow is visible on the banded cloud surface above the ring line.

Titan darkens Saturn in rare shadow transit on Aug. 19: Here's how to see it

By Anthony Wood published

The second largest moon in the solar system will cast its shadow over Saturn on Aug. 19.

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I tried to image the Veil Nebula but accidentally got an 'Alien' Xenomorph (photo)

By Daisy Dobrijevic published

As 'Alien: Earth' hits screens, the night sky delivers a cameo from the franchise's iconic villain.

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