WITH astonishing versatility the Rev. Dr. M. W Davidson turns from philosophy to give us this little volume on general astronomy. The reader who has no previous acquaintance with the subject can ...

With the advent of electronics in everything, amateur astronomy has never been easier. Telescope mounts that point in the direction of any astronomical object automatically have been around for ...

If you can’t tell Ursa Major from Lee Majors, then maybe the Celestron SkyScout is for you. This helpful, handheld device makes identifying stars, constellations and planets a breeze. According to the ...

Angular measure in astronomy confuses beginners because small angles use the same symbols as feet and inches. When astronomers describe the apparent size of a celestial object, 1′ describes an angle ...

THE idea of using the concave surface of an umbrella as a star map is excellent, but, of course, not new. The portability and convenience of manipulation of such a stellar guide are obvious advantages ...

You’ve probably hear it many times — the universe is expanding. A harder question, at least for astronomers, is how fast is the universe expanding? That speed is difficult to measure precisely.

Higher-than-normal tides -- tied to a full moon -- have added to Hurricane Sandy's coastal flooding threat. As you might expect the explanation is a matter of simple astronomy, not any kind of lunacy ...

Sometimes people accidentally make good points while believing they are making the opposite point. Right before the eclipse, liberal activist David Pepper asked an easy-to-answer question whose answer ...

On Feb. 15, a meteor entered Earth’s atmosphere just above Chelyabinsk, Russia and exploded. It was the largest meteor since the one that exploded over Tunguska, Russia in 1908. Last month’s meteor ...