The race to connect the world through satellite internet has created an unexpected casualty: our view of the cosmos. A new ...

When millions of people turn off their lights for Earth Hour each year, something remarkable happens in the night sky above ...

Mercury is notoriously difficult to see from Earth, thanks to its proximity to the Sun. But on July 4, Mercury reaches its ...

Peaking on the same day in July are the Alpha Capricornids and Southern delta Aquariids meteor showers.

The International Dark-Sky Association, which recognizes exceptional high-quality night skies, has certified more than 190 dark-sky places worldwide, with 37 new destinations in 2021 alone.

We value the night and we don’t want light pollution to grow here.’” As more communities rally to protect the night sky, more official dark places are created.

March’s Night Sky Has a Haunting Orange 'Blood Moon,' Potential Auroras, and the First Lunar Eclipse Since 2022. We haven’t seen a lunar eclipse since November 2022 — here’s how to catch ...

To have the best shot at viewing the Southern Delta Aquariids, NASA recommends looking halfway between the horizon and the ...

Hotel Ursa in Orono has launched a celestial experience with Shawn Laatsch, a pioneer of the world’s first 3-D stereoscopic ...

You can look a lot of places for your next outdoors adventure. Or you can, well, look up. There is wonder there, said Valerie Stimac, author of the new book "Dark Skies: A Practical Guide to ...

DarkSky International in 2016 designated Florida’s Big Cypress National Preserve as the nation’s first preserve to achieve ...