Memorial day weekend promises stunning space views. Here’s how to catch a breathtaking view of the Milky Way in Arizona this ...

Though the Milky Way is generally always visible, it isn't always as bright and vibrant as it will be in coming days.

Following the much-ballyhooed “planet parade” this winter, the planets have been gradually dipping below the horizon, ...

The US Department of Energy-fabricated Dark Energy Camera at NSF’s NOIRLab’s Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile has captured interstellar cloud Lupus 3. A pair of young stars can bee ...

Multiple space agencies will send missions to the moon this decade and the next, with plans to establish infrastructure that ...

Arizona’s dark sky cities are turning the state into a top astrotourism destination. Valley 101 explores why visitors prefer ...

The Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory, which has offered educational programs about the nature of central Oregon since ...

The Dark Energy Camera at NOIRLab’s Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile has been used to capture an amazing view of a star-forming region known as the Lobster Nebula. It is 8000 ...

Editor’s Note: This event has been moved to its rain date, May 3. Custer Observatory, Southold (Rain Date: May 3) Family friendly event on the importance of dark skies for health, wildlife, and ...

Stargazers in northern New York may soon get a clearer view of the heavens. The Adirondack Sky Center and Observatory marked Dark Sky Week last month by noting that the organization is working to ...

the Royal Observatory Greenwich explains. As with any night sky event, meteor showers are best viewed in a dark sky location away from high buildings and street lights. No special equipment is ...