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Whatever your budget, experience in astronomy or targets that interest you most, there’s a great telescope out there just for you — we’ve rounded up the very best

If you’re already an experienced observer or a beginner who’s happy to spend extra on the best beginner telescope possible, then the NexStar 5SE is a Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope that delivers superb performance.

Inspire others to look up by giving the gift of a telescope or astronomy binoculars. We’ve rounded up some of the best deals.

Celestron’s NexStar 130SLT computerized telescope is on sale for $333.16 for Amazon Prime Day 2020. That’s 33% off its regular price.

Celestron’s SkyMaster 25×100 Astro Binoculars are is 47% off for Amazon Prime Day.

Arianespace announced that new shared payload opportunities to low Earth orbit (LEO) have been opened with its Vega launcher’s Small Spacecraft Mission Service (SSMS). For the next launch opportunity – Vega Flight VV18, targeted for the first quarter of 2021 – five companies already have signed contracts for payload slots, thereby fully booking the capacity on this mission.

Northrop Grumman Corporation said it will continue supporting NASA’s Artemis missions by providing six additional abort motors and attitude control motors (ACM) for the Orion human spaceflight capsule’s Launch Abort System (LAS), under an agreement with Lockheed Martin, Orion’s prime contractor.

In the newest quarterly issue of The Space Report, Space Foundation announced that space investment in Q3 2020 gained strength with more than US$6 billion gained through acquisitions, buyouts, and private equity financing.