Dark matter affects how stars move within galaxies, how galaxies build up over time, and how everything in the universe is held together—but no existing tool has directly detected it. While dark ...

An effort to jumpstart copper-nickel mining near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness has died in Congress. A provision that would pave the way for mining in the Superior National Forest in ...

The Hill Country Dark Sky Conference returned to Blanco for the first time since 2019, drawing more than 60 regional leaders, ...

Towards the end of the month, Mercury will be visible in the western horizon, the space agency said. Californians can observe ...

This June, the Milky Way’s brilliant heart lights up the night as planets align and the solstice sun marks Earth’s celestial ...

"Core season" for the Milky Way has arrived, with our galaxy visible all night as a band of light arching across the sky.

The nights surrounding June 7 will see Jupiter and Mercury crowd together close to the horizon in the northwestern sky.

These dark sky sanctuaries, reserves ... Other U.S. sanctuaries include Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Beaver Island State Wildlife Refuge Area, and Maine’s Katahdin ...

In the summer of 2004, as an intern at The Monitor, I remember gazing up at the Elkhorns on one side of Highway 69 and the ...

The wilderness was recently named a Dark Sky Sanctuary by the International Dark Sky Association. This means the BWCAW is not ...

The 2025 edition of the Milky Way photographer of the year contest has unveiled a remarkable gallery of night sky images that ...

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