With a heat advisory in effect for much of the day, New Yorkers should consider limiting any strenuous activity outside. The National Weather Service (NWS) warns that these conditions lead to an ...

While recent research shows the night sky is getting brighter every year across North America, the Big Bend area in Texas has fended off the light glow that washes out starry nights.

In spring 2022, this region was designated as "dark sky reserve," meaning it's an area where not only is the sky dark, but there are policies in place to help preserve the nighttime sky. 'An entire ...

Chris Whitaker is the author of four novels. His last two, “We Begin at the End” and “All the Colors of the Dark,” were both best sellers. Ahmed Gaber for The New York Times ...

As the Vera C. Rubin Observatory surveys the night sky, astrophysicists expect to unlock the secrets of dark matter, dark energy and cosmic phenomena that go “bang!” ...