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Award-winning astrophotographer Josh Dury recommends this telescope for budding astronomers. The price has already dropped to its lowest price this year
By Tantse Walter published
Deals An ideal beginner telescope that our expert reviewed earlier this year and recommends for those new to astronomy is now over $100 cheaper ahead of Black Friday.

James Webb telescope may have discovered the earliest, most distant black hole ever seen
By Shreejaya Karantha published
The James Webb telescope may have detected the universe's earliest and most distant known black hole at the heart of galaxy GHZ2, revealing how the first black holes grew just a few hundred million years after the Big Bang.

See a rare conjunction of Mercury and Venus late tonight
By Jamie Carter last updated
The inner planets Mercury and Venus will both be visible in the east-southeast sky before sunrise on Tuesday, Nov. 25.

Odd-looking rock on Mars is totally alien to the Red Planet, Perseverance rover finds
By Harry Baker published
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover recently came across an odd rock, dubbed "Phippsaksla," that is unlike anything else the robot has found on the Red Planet. It turns out that it probably isn't from our neighboring world and likely crashed on Mars instead.

Giant 'diamond ring' sparkles 4,500 light-years away in the Cygnus constellation — Space photo of the week
By Jamie Carter published
NASA's SOFIA observatory captured a rare image of a glowing gas ring in Cygnus X — a vast star-forming region 4,500 light-years away.

Canon 8x20 IS binocular review
By Jase Parnell-Brookes published
Review These compact binoculars are a must-have for any wildlife enthusiast, being Canon's lightest binos with image stabilization.

Mysterious galaxy trapped in 'the void' keeps churning out stars without fuel
By Joanna Thompson published
Researchers are puzzled as to how the dwarf galaxy NGC 6789 continues to make new stars, despite being stuck in the gas-famished Local Void.

Comet 3I/ATLAS gallery: See NASA's long-awaited images of interstellar visitor
By Patrick Pester published
NASA's treasure trove of new comet 3I/ATLAS images provides hotly anticipated views of the interstellar visitor, including from Mars and the sun.
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