Astronomy Articles

Scientists are getting closer to understanding what may cause Type 1a supernovae to occur. The supernova in M101 provides some clues.

What can you see in a little Orion Funscope, with a 76mm primary mirror? Actually... quite a lot. This review discuss objects found and observed with this little - yet surprisingly powerful - tabletop telescope.

A review of the small tabletop telescope by Orion, the Funscope. Far more capable and worthy of consideration compared to the "department store" type telescopes of yesteryear. This review covers not only what makes this a worthy option, but also the downsides so you'll know the whole story.

Why do we light up the night sky above us, when the what we really need is light on the ground to see? Lighting up the night sky makes us all poorer in the form of throwing money up into the sky. That's not smart.

While the astronomy community may be small, many people have telescopes. If we help them discover more of what they can see, we can better address the issue of light pollution too.