When the billions of stars comprising the Milky Way, our home galaxy, appear especially vibrant as the band arcs across the ...

This month's night sky is filled with close-range meteors, swirling nebulas, and prime stargazing conditions. Here’s when you ...

California stargazers will soon be able to witness a dazzling celestial sight composed of billions of stars. In late May, the Milky Way Galaxy will appear as a vibrant band arching across the night ...

Here’s everything you need to know about astrophotography in June 2025.

Astrotourism is on the rise. Here are five places to sample a cosmic experience. Beaver Island, Michigan For super stargazing ...

Where are the best places to view the night sky? There is a slew of dark sky-viewing opportunities across the national parks system, research observatories and star parties – public nighttime ...

Although there is no astronomical darkness from our latitude now, there are still plenty of things to see in the night sky.

Of course the sky is dark at night ... block the light from the more distant stars, keeping the sky dark. Sadly, this doesn’t work. Those clouds heat up from absorbing all that radiation ...

while robbing amateur astronomers—and their children—of faint stars and galaxies lost in the glare. Fortunately, there are solutions that save money and preserve the dark night sky.

The first state park in Kansas or Missouri to earn recognition from Dark Sky International is fixing lights that cause ...

At night, after the sun sets and its scattered light diminishes, the sky gets darker. But does it get completely dark—that is, with absolutely no light coming from between the stars? Nope.

With no clouds and few lights, it moved steadily like a bright little star across ... on viewing the sky at night (Jeremy Stanley/Flickr/Wiki Commons)International Dark Sky Places is an ...