Shopping for a junior stargazer? We've picked out the best telescopes for kids, perfect for wowing them with February's planetary parade or next month's breathtaking lunar eclipse. If there's a ...

[How Telescopes Gather Light (Video)] But of course, the uninitiated (usually that “space-minded child”) will want to "test drive" the telescope at the highest possible magnification.

The outward curve of the lens should be facing the inside of the tube. Explain to your child that telescopes work by making objects that are far away appear closer. Have them practice by placing ...

"I'm like a child let loose in a toy store." The fun should continue until the telescope runs out of the liquid helium that helps cool it, in about 2008. Early in the next decade, NASA plans to ...