What are the planets outside our solar system like? Astrophysicist and TED Fellow Jessie Christiansen has helped find thousands of them (and counting), and the variety...
From favorite moons to the search for alien life, astronomer Heidi Hammel discusses the latest in astronomy and the breakthrough innovations behind her work with NASA’s...
The universe that we know, with its luminous stars and orbiting planets, is largely made up of elements we can’t actually see — like dark energy...
(Followed by an animated excerpt of “My God, It’s Full of Stars,” by Tracy K. Smith) If you love watching TED Talks like this one, become...
The James Webb Space Telescope is a miracle of modern science and engineering. With a 21-foot, gold-coated mirror protected by a sunshield that’s the size of...
Celestron StarSense Explorer telescopes work with your smartphone and Celestron’s app database to help you easily locate objects like the ISS, Comet Neowise and planetary bodies....