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 ...

This month will usher in two separate conjunctions — one between the moon and a rarely-visible Mercury, and another between ...

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

June's full 'Strawberry Moon' lit up the night sky last night, treating skywatchers to a rare once-in-a-18-year display as it ...

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

But also: Night Sky is very much a puzzle box show that’s only had parts of its puzzle (very slowly) revealed, and now anyone who got invested in the story of the York family is just going to ...

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 ...

This might sound like an obvious thing for a professional stargazer to say. But astrophysicist Federica Bianco was reacting ...

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has reportedly been active in the Central Coast and the San Joaquin Valley, particularly in agricultural areas with farm fields and packinghouses, ...

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 ...

You could make a multi-month adventure out of zigzagging along Baja’s many natural and night-sky attractions. But for those who don’t have unlimited PTO, here’s a bite-sized, 100-mile trip ...