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The idea that tides are linked to the Moon is an old one. Galileo was one of the first scientists to develop the idea of tides being...

The French mathematician and astronomer, Edouard Roche, is most famous for his work on celestial mechanics and his discovery of t...

Features Rotatable 360° diagonal to find the perfect viewing angle! 360mm Focal Length Full-length AZ Panhandle Mount Capture what you see with t...

Features Variable polarizing filter Individually adjustable image brightness Made from highly parallel optical glass Black anodized aluminum hous...

We all know that the gravitational field of any moon causes tides on its home planet. The height of the tide for a moon also depends upon the natur...

In August of 2006 the International Astronomical Union famously downgraded Pluto, which was considered the 9th planet in our solar system, to be re...

If you study science long enough, you eventually discover that Galileo was right about the constantly changing nature of scientific knowledge. Y...

Give the gift of exploration. Gift cards are delivered by email and contain instructions to redeem them at checkout. Our gift cards have no additio...

There is a misconception that ‘doing real astronomy’ is difficult and expensive, only highly trained and generously funded people can do it; ...

Humans have attempted to map the stars in the sky since antiquity.  The earliest Western catalog of stars was created by the Greek astronomer...

Features Explore everything from the soil to the stars with this 50mm telescope and 640x microscope set. Easy-to-use refracting telescope has a 5...

  Fact, Hypothesis, Theory There is a distinct hierarchy in science that distinguishes facts, hypotheses, and theories. We misunderstand and ...

Mars - The Dying Planet Astronomers have been exploring Mars with telescopes for four centuries, and the fascination of the red planet with its ...

Russian biologist A. P. Oparin and Scottish biologist J. B. S. Haldane both proposed an early reducing atmosphere on Earth consisting of hydr...

Features Special mount atop telescope tube allows users to attach their device to the telescope and easily locate constellations and planets in t...

FREE Explore One 30mm Compact Binoculars, when purchasing an Explore Science STEM product. To activate this promotion, add both items to your cart ...

FREE Explore One 30mm Compact Binoculars, when purchasing an Explore Science STEM product. To activate this promotion, add both items to your cart ...

FREE Explore One 30mm Compact Binoculars, when purchasing an Explore Science STEM product. To activate this promotion, add both items to your cart ...

FREE Explore One 30mm Compact Binoculars, when purchasing an Explore Science STEM product. To activate this promotion, add both items to your cart ...

The Viking Experiments In the early 1960’s, long before humans had left low Earth orbit, NASA was planning a mission to Mars that would soft-...

Sketching Saturn: The Box and Rectangle Method The first discoveries the system of the rings and moons around Saturn predate photographic tec...

Saturn has 7 major moons and more than 70 known moonlets. For the amateur astronomer, detecting and identifying these major moons is a challe...

Description Dual plug (DB9 FTDI chipset and USB 2.0 Mini B) works with PMC-Eight OPENGoTo systems, allowing ASCOM communications between a compute...

We normally think of galaxies as some of the largest, brightest structures in the universe – but that isn’t always true. It is star formation t...

Ultra-diffuse galaxies are generally quenched dwarf galaxies with no gas reservoirs, they are therefore unable to form new stars; as a result, ...

Features Flashlight mode has a low beam option that illuminates up to 40 meters and a high beam option that reaches up to 100 meters Floodlight m...

The universe has always been mysterious and strange to us, but in fact it may be stranger than we can ever fathom. In this episode of How Do You...

Features Detect coins, jewelry and other metal objects up to 6 inches below the surface LCD display and audio tones alert searchers to presence ...

Features Dark-Sky filter Contrast increase in aurora & deep-sky photography Reduction of stray light from street lights, for example Wide-ang...

In the second part of Dr. Barth's discussion on dark matter, he touches on why did galaxies form, the missing matter problem, and the Great Attr...

In this episode, Dr. Barth discusses the the difference between persuading someone to accept your opinion in an argument and arguing from eviden...

Features High quality Explore Scientific O-III filter Let only the oxygen emission lines "through" Absorbs all other emission lines Absorbs almo...

Features High quality Explore Scientific S-II filter Absorbs all other emission lines Absorbs almost all of the artificial light Passband bandwid...

Features High quality Explore Scientific S-II filter Absorbs all other emission lines Absorbs almost all of the artificial light Passband bandwid...

Features High quality Explore Scientific H-Alpha filter Lets only the emission lines of hydrogen "through" Absorbs almost all of the artificial l...