To take a closer look at the wonderous nature of the night sky, you may have considered getting a telescope at some point. Today, we look at different telescope types and a couple potential ways to see deeper into the universe.

Stars are so ridiculously distant that it’s hard to understand just how far-off they are. But how do we know, really, how far away stars are?

How may planets do we know of outside of our solar system… beyond the influence of our Sun? When a planet is found to orbit a star other than the Sun, it is called an exoplanet. Currently, there are around 5,000 known exoplanets.

While the Hubble Space Telescope continues to operate, NASA, The European Space Agency, and the Canadian Space Agency have collaborated to build, launch, and successfully deploy the most powerful and complex space telescope ever built.

There are a few misconceptions and many mesmerizing details about the nature of Polaris, also known as the North Star.

We think of the speed of light as almost instantaneous, but compared to the vastness of space, light is slow.

Every day, the Earth receives enough energy from the Sun to meet our energy needs for a year, thanks to nuclear fusion.

The night sky is likely to get a lot more dynamic in the coming years because of companies looking to get into the space Internet business.

Earth has one of the largest moons in the Solar System, even compared to the massive outer planets. How did Earth get such a massive moon?

Learn the difference between these two tests, what they do, and what kind of exposure you get from them.