The night sky isn’t perfectly dark—instead it glows faintly, and the source isn’t exactly local. Skip to main content. Scientific American. The Universe Fridays. October 3, 2024. 5 min read.

In a 2023 survey of 634 visitors of nine International Dark Sky Parks, 61.8% of Utah's state and national park visitors participated in a night sky recreation activity. During last April's solar ...

Evidence is mounting that awe-inspiring visions like a dark sky at night is good for your mental health and well-being. By Julia Flynn Siler. Photographs by Navaneeth Unnikrishnan.

To celebrate International Dark Sky Week 2025, we've put together a list of 10 night sky objects visible over the coming days that showcase the majesty of the post-sunset realm.

Noctourism: why dark sky travel is huge in 2025 – and where to experience it. ... Celebrate the night sky and nighttime adventures, with moonlit walks and star-focused talks to enjoy.

Of course the sky is dark at night.” But that answer is wrong or, at best, incomplete, and the actual situation wasn’t obvious even to eminent scientists a century or so ago. And the person ...

But on a clear, cloudless night, free from the glow of city lights, it can be easy to see stars, planets, constellations, and even the Milky Way — as long as the sky is dark enough. Since 1988 ...

The darkest places in the U.S. provide the best stargazing opportunities. From coast to coast, here's where to go for incredible night-sky views.

With the recent astrotourism boom, due in part to the amazing northern-lights viewing in the U.S. this year, many lodges have bolstered their night-sky offerings. But not all dark-sky retreats are ...

Comparison showing the effects of light pollution on viewing the sky at night (Jeremy Stanley/Flickr/Wiki Commons)International Dark Sky Places is an international program of independent third ...

Aotearoa New Zealand officially celebrates Matariki for the fourth time, marked by the reappearance in the night sky of the ...