Ten 4.6-foot (1.4-meter) telescopes-which are being assembled and will come online in late 2012-will be linked together to create the equivalent of a single telescope 1,115 feet (340 meters) wide.

The best way to observe is with a backyard telescope under high magnification. For the best view, look south in the evening sky as the gas giant shines bright in the constellation Aquarius.

Explore the sky with a telescope Show kids the importance of the sky and the atmosphere, which protects the Earth from harmful radiation and keeps the planet at a healthy temperature.

This stunning image shows the full view of the Milky Way from the Southern Hemisphere. Scientists stitched together the enormous image from more than 700 observations by the APEX telescope in ...

With a small telescope, gazers can spot a fault line that stretches 75 miles (120 kilometers) across the moon and is more than 1,300 feet (400 meters) deep. It casts a distinct straight and dark line.

As a bonus stargazing challenge, telescope users can try hunting down the beautiful globular cluster Messier 107. The moon will act as a bright and conveniently placed guide to the giant ball of ...

Find a spot that has a clear view of most of the overhead sky and face the northeast. In the dark countryside, as many as 60 to 100 meteors per hour may be visible.

This National Geographic 70 Computerized Refractor Telescope is 20% off at Kohl's, making it a a great deal to gift the stars to your stargazer at home. With a sale price of $236.79, you'll save ...

This story appears in the August 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. Even on the starriest of nights, the human eye sees just a tiny fraction of the cosmos. So if the curve of the Big ...