We've rounded up the best telescope for kids, just in time for them to be wowed by January's fantastic planetary parade. Are you looking for a present for a child who is hooked on astronomy?

Unless a boson star just happens to be wandering through our solar system and passing through Earth, we're unlikely to see axions in our detectors. On the other hand, boson stars can do all sorts ...

In 1925, grad student Cecilia Payne first proposed that stars were mostly made of hydrogen and helium and shaped our understanding of the universe. This image, taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space ...